Among the 15 topics Rabello (Hebrew U. of Jerusalem) discusses are the capacity in which Herod judged his wife and sons; prohibitions on Gentiles entering the Temple; early stages of Jewish settlement in Roman Spain; the legal basis for Emperor Hadrian's decree banning Jewish circumcision; the attitude of the Emperor Diocletian, infamous for persecuting Christians, towards the Jews, opportunities offered by the Roman Empire to Jews for observing the Sabbath and festivals, various problems caused by the observance of the Purim Festival, problems relating to marriage and divorce, the Roman attitude towards conversion to Judaism, Jewish jurisdiction in the Roman Empire, and the legal status of the Samaritans as revealed in special legislation in Justinian's Corpus Iuris Civilis . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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'... an excellent initiative...' Revue des Etudes Juives 'Whatever language he employs, be it English, French or Italian, Rabello writes with a pleasing clarity and an easy authority. Classicists and ancient historians will learn much from the papers collected here about the legal status of the Jews in the Roman empire, a subject that for far too long has remained far too difficult to access.' Latomus
Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Civil Justice in Palestine from 63 BCE to 70 CE 293 R. Katzoff Y. Petroff D. Schaps Herods Domestic Court? The Judgment of Death for Herods Sons 39 The `Lex de Templo Hierosolymitano, prohibiting Gentiles from entering Jerusalems Sanctuary 28(1) The `Lex de Templo Hierosolymitano, prohibiting Gentiles from entering Jerusalems Sanctuary 28(131) The Situation of the Jews in Roman Spain 159(17) B. Isaac A. Oppenheimer The Ban on Circumcision as a Cause of Bar Kokhbahs Rebellion 176 On the Relations between Diocletian and the Jews 147(398) La premiere loi de Theodose II, C. Th.XVI, 8, 18, et la fete de Pourim 545(743) Lobservance des fetes juives dans lEmpire romain 1288 H. Temporini W. Haase Divorce of Jews in the Roman Empire 79(134) Il problema dei matrimoni fra Ebrei e Cristiani nella legislazione imperiale e in quella della Chiesa (IV--VI secolo) 213(511) The Samaritans in Justinians Corpus luris Civilis 724 Jewish and Roman Jurisdiction 141 N.S. Hecht B.S. Jackson S.M. Passamaneck D. Piattelli A.M. Rabello Civil Jewish Jurisdiction in the Days of Emperor Justinian (527--565): Codex Justinianus 1.9.8 51 The Attitude of Rome towards Conversions to Judaism (Atheism, Circumcision, Proselytism) 37(179) A. Gambaro A.M. Rabello A Tribute to Jean Juster 216 Addenda I-7(1) Index of Sources I-6(1) Index of Names and Subjects I-11
Alfredo Mordechai Rabello, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel