The Jewish manumission inscriptions of the Bosporus Kingdom / [manuscript] /
Gibson, E. Leigh 1966-
The Jewish manumission inscriptions of the Bosporus Kingdom / [manuscript] / E. Leigh Gibson. - Tu bingen : Mohr Siebeck, c1999. - x, 201 p. ; 24 cm. - Texts and studies in ancient Judaism, 75 0721-8753 ; . - Texte und Studien zum antiken Judentum ; 75. .
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Princeton University, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: Part I: The Context -- Chapter 2: The Bosporan Region: An Introduction -- A Historical Sketch of the Bosporan Kingdom -- Evidence of Hellenism -- The Jewish Presence in the Bosporus -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 3: Greek Traditions of Manumission -- A Taxonomy of Greek Manumissions -- Sacral Manumissions -- The Motivation behind the Manumission Inscription -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 4: Judaism, Slavery, and Manumission -- Historiography -- Biblical Instruction on Slavery and Manumission -- Jewish Manumission Inscriptions from Outside the Bosporus -- Greco-Roman Jewish Literature on Slavery and Manumission -- Chapter Summary -- Part II: The Bosporan Manumissions -- Chapter 5: An Overview of the Bosporan Manumissions -- The Corpus of Inscriptions -- The Pagan Manumissions -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 6: The "Most High God" Manumissions -- The Opening Invocation -- The Date -- The Emancipation -- The Ongoing Obligations -- The Oaths -- The Oversight -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 7: The Synagogue Manumissions -- The Date -- The Emancipation -- The Ongoing Obligations -- The Oversight -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- Appendix: Texts and Translations -- Bibliography -- Index -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Moder Authors -- Index of Subjects
Includes Greek inscriptions with English translations.
3161470419
99231984
Slaves--Emancipation--Cimmerian Bosporus (Kingdom)
Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Cimmerian Bosporus (Kingdom)
Slavery (Jewish law)--History--to 1500.
Jewish law--Roman influences.
Jewish inscriptions--Cimmerian Bosporus (Kingdom)
HT863 / .G53 1999
The Jewish manumission inscriptions of the Bosporus Kingdom / [manuscript] / E. Leigh Gibson. - Tu bingen : Mohr Siebeck, c1999. - x, 201 p. ; 24 cm. - Texts and studies in ancient Judaism, 75 0721-8753 ; . - Texte und Studien zum antiken Judentum ; 75. .
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Princeton University, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: Part I: The Context -- Chapter 2: The Bosporan Region: An Introduction -- A Historical Sketch of the Bosporan Kingdom -- Evidence of Hellenism -- The Jewish Presence in the Bosporus -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 3: Greek Traditions of Manumission -- A Taxonomy of Greek Manumissions -- Sacral Manumissions -- The Motivation behind the Manumission Inscription -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 4: Judaism, Slavery, and Manumission -- Historiography -- Biblical Instruction on Slavery and Manumission -- Jewish Manumission Inscriptions from Outside the Bosporus -- Greco-Roman Jewish Literature on Slavery and Manumission -- Chapter Summary -- Part II: The Bosporan Manumissions -- Chapter 5: An Overview of the Bosporan Manumissions -- The Corpus of Inscriptions -- The Pagan Manumissions -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 6: The "Most High God" Manumissions -- The Opening Invocation -- The Date -- The Emancipation -- The Ongoing Obligations -- The Oaths -- The Oversight -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 7: The Synagogue Manumissions -- The Date -- The Emancipation -- The Ongoing Obligations -- The Oversight -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- Appendix: Texts and Translations -- Bibliography -- Index -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Moder Authors -- Index of Subjects
Includes Greek inscriptions with English translations.
3161470419
99231984
Slaves--Emancipation--Cimmerian Bosporus (Kingdom)
Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Cimmerian Bosporus (Kingdom)
Slavery (Jewish law)--History--to 1500.
Jewish law--Roman influences.
Jewish inscriptions--Cimmerian Bosporus (Kingdom)
HT863 / .G53 1999