Institute for the Classical Tradition
ANRW II.25.1, pp. 477-564
 
Law and Society in Jesus's World
by J. Duncan M. Derrett, London

Contents

I. Introduction 478

1. The object of the study

478

2. Jesus

484

3. Law

487

4. Society

488
II. The Relationship of the Law to the Society 489

1. Law and society in general

489

2. The intellectual scene

493

3. The practical scene in the Land of Israel

500

4. Conflicts of jurisdiction and conflicts of law

509
III. Jewish Society 512

1. Presuppositions

512

2. Ethical values

515

3. Discipline

518
IV. Jewish Law 521

1. Public law

521

2. Private law

526
V. The Role of Law in Society and Religion 530
VI. Protests and Nostrums 536
VII. The Diaspora, The Rise of Christianity and the Role of Rome 547
VIII. Bibliography 558

1. Basic Sources

558

2. Secondary Literature

558

a) General Works

558

b) Judaism

559

c) Jewish Law (including halaka)

559

d) The Jews and the Roman World

560

e) Qumran

561

f) Samaritans

561

g) Test. XII. Pat

561

h) The New Testament - Text and Interpretation - The Teaching of Jesus

562

A. The New Testament

562

B. Text and Interpretation

562

C. The Teaching of Jesus

563

i) The Trial of Jesus and Associated Problems

563

j) The Earliest Churches

564
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