Institute for the Classical Tradition

ANRW II.13, pp. 662-762

The Legal Condition of the Jews in the Roman Empire by Alfredo Mordechai Rabello, Jerusalem Table of Contents
Preface	665
Introduction [JUSTER I, pp. 1-212]	667
I. Literary Sources [JUSTER I, pp. 1-119]	667
1. Jewish Sources	667
A. Sources in Greek	667
B. Sources in Hebrew or Aramaic	670
i. Rabbinic Literature	670
ii. The Literature of Other Sects	672
2. Pagan Sources (in Greek and Latin)	672
3. Christian Sources	673
II. Non-Literary Sources [JUSTER I, pp. 119-129]	677
1. Sculpture and Painting	677
2. Numismatics	677
3. Epigraphy	677
4. Papyrology	677
III. Legal Sources [JUSTER I, pp. 129-179]	679
1. The Books of Maccabees	679
2. Official Documents Recorded in Josephus	682
3. The Letter of Emperor Julian to the Jews	685
4. Books of Jurists and Collection of Statutes	686
5. Designation for the Jews in the Statutes	690
IV. The Diaspora [JUSTER I, pp. 179-209]	690
V. Numerical Importance of the Jews [JUSTER I, pp. 209-212]	690
Chapter I: Privilegia [JUSTER I, pp. 213-242]	691
I. Pagan Period [JUSTER I, pp. 213-226]	691
II. Christian Period [JUSTER I, pp. 226-232]	693
III. Conditions for Obtaining Jewish Privileges [JUSTER I, pp. 232-233]	694
Chapter II: Jewish Cult [JUSTER I, pp. 243-290]	695
I. Jewish Cult and the Religious Policy of the Roman Empire [JUSTER I, pp. 243 -253]	695
II. Proselytism [JUSTER I, pp. 253-337]	696
1. Proselytism and "Atheism"	696
2. Circumcision	699
3. "Semi-Proselytes"	703
III. The Protection of Jewish Cult [JUSTER I, pp. 338-390]	703
1. Special Forms of Emperor Cult	703
2. Right of Assembly	704
3. Divine Cult and Sacrifice	704
4. Sabbath and Festivals	704
5. Pilgrimage	706
6. Exemption from Military Service	706
7. Sabbatical Year	706
8. Agape	707
9. Exemptions from Celebrating Non-Jewish Festivals	707
10. Dietary Regulations	707
11. Special Market	708
12. Calendar	708
13. Language	709
14. Prayers	709
15. The Scriptures	710
16. Novella 146 of Justinian	710
17. The Half-Shekel	711
18. The Tribute to the Patriarch	712
19. Apostoli	713
Chapter III: The Central Organization of the Jews in the Roman Empire [JUSTER I, pp. 391-408]	713
I. The Patriarch (Nasi) [JUSTER I, pp. 391 -400]	713
II. The Sanhedrin [JUSTER I, pp. 400-402]	716
III. The Regional Patriarchs [JUSTER I, pp. 402-405]	717
IV. The Apostoli [JUSTER I, p. 405]	718
V. Privileges of the Jewish Officials [JUSTER I, pp. 405-408]	718
Chapter IV: Local Organization [JUSTER I, pp. 409-496]	719
I. Right of Assembly [JUSTER I, pp. 409-413]	719
II. The Jewish Community [JUSTER I, pp. 413-424]	720
III. The Jewish Community as Legal Personality [JUSTER I, pp. 424-438]	721
IV. Organization of the Community [JUSTER I, pp. 438-456]	722
V. Communal Institutions [JUSTER I, pp. 456-485]	723
Chapter V: Status Civitatis [JUSTER II, pp. 1-27]	724
I. Before the Year 70 C.E. [JUSTER II, pp. 1-18]	725
II. After the Year 70 C.E. [JUSTER II, pp. 19-23]	725
III. After Caracalla [JUSTER II, pp. 23-27]	727
Chapter VI: Personal Status [JUSTER II, pp. 28-40]	729
Chapters VII-XIII: Private Law [JUSTER II, pp. 41-92]	730
(Marriage - Divorce - Legal Capacity - Contract Law - Ownership - Slaves - Wills and Inheritance)
Chapter XIV: Jurisdiction [JUSTER II, pp. 93-214]	731
I. Jewish jurisdiction	731
II. Legal Authority Recognized by the Roman Government	733
III. The Jurisdiction of the Sanhedrin and the Status of Jerusalem	735
IV. Revolt of Jews	738
Chapters XV-XVI: Custom and the Name of the Jews [JUSTER II, pp. 215-234]	741
Chapters XVII-XX: Miscellaneous Subjects [JUSTER II, pp. 235-243]	741
Chapter XXI: Public Functions [JUSTER 11, pp. 243-290]	742
I. Military Service [JUSTER II, pp. 265-279]	743
II. Jewish Taxation [JUSTER II, pp. 280-288]	743
Chapter XXII: Economic Condition of the Jews [JUSTER II, pp. 291-326]	744
Conclusion	745
Appendix	746
I. List of Roman Laws Concerning Jews	746
1. Pre-Justinian Sources	746
2. Justinian Sources	747
II. Chronological Table of Roman Laws on Jews	748
III. Principal Dates - Chronological Table	752
IV. Index of Subjects	755
V. Index of Sources	759
1. Biblical and other Jewish Quotations	759
2. Greek and Latin Literature	760
3. Epigraphical and Papyrological Sources	761
4. Codes and Secular Legislation	761