Ancient Jewish History

This volume is dedicated to Daniel Sperber, the world-renowned, Israel Prize-winning Jewish studies scholar, rabbinic authority, and mentor to many in Bar-Ilan University and beyond. It illustrates some of his frequently trodden and diverse paths.

This collection includes a selection of some of the articles that Prof. Moshe Beer published in his lifetime. His research deals with the history of the Jewish people in the periods of the Second Temple, the Mishnah and the Talmud in Eretz Israel and Baby

This book is based on the findings of a study on the existence of marketing activities and initiatives in Jewish society in Palestine during the Mishna and Talmud era. It includes a number of subjects relating to economic and marketing activities, such as

Times of crisis are the making or unmaking of a leadership. The present volume examines this theme in great depth and variety, encompassing a time span from classical Athens to the second half of the 20th century, and moving through Europe, Asia, and the

The papers in this collection are divided into three groups according to the ways in which economic methods are applied. Part I uses the analytical tools of economics to enrich our understanding of’Jewish approaches to various activities and ’to’provide i

This book deals with legal and social aspects of Ancient Near Eastern cultures, including biblical Eretz Israel. The author's approach is multidisciplinary and humanistic, focusing on texts as a key to understanding the lives of the people who lived in th

This volume discusses various aspects of everyday life in rabbinic Palestine. It examines the Jewish literary evidence from textual, philological and legal viewpoints, correlating the results with contemporary archaeological evidence, and making constant

An Amora named Ravina is known to have been active, together with Rav Ashi, as one of the outstanding scholars of the late Babylonian Talmudic period. Some even attribute the redaction of the Talmud to them. Yet modern scholarship, like the classic commen

Collected studies on nature and agriculture, archaeology, history, geography and religious life in the Land of Israel. Numerous plates and maps.

A collection of articles written by renowned classical scholars in Israel and abroad, many of which address matters having to do with the Jews or the Land of Israel of the classical period.

This volume discusses various aspects of everyday life in rabbinic Palestine. It examines the Jewish literary evidence from textual, philological and legal viewpoints, correlating the results with contemporary archaeological evidence, and making constant

A multidisciplinary study investigating the provenance and local trade of the common kitchenware of the Galilee and Golan from the late 1st century B.C.E. through the early 5th century C.E. Archaeological evidence is provided for the first time on local t

This volume examines a crucial period in Roman economic history in the light of contemporary evidence drawn from the vast corpus of rabbinic literature. From the series ''Bar-Ilan Studies in Near Eastern Languages and Culture''.

The most comprehensive discussion to date on economic life in Jewish Babylonia during this period (100-500 C.E.).

The title of this volume points to its central theme, all the articles treating this subject through the ages in conventional and unconventional contexts. The question asked: ''Is co-existence possible?'' is answered positively.

The articles focus on the Tel Aviv Metropolitan area and its rural surroundings, and deal with the implication of the physical setting and the historical evolution of its settlement. Including maps, diagrams, sketches.

This volume surveys the agrarian history of Palestine during the third and fourth centuries CE. It describes the various phases of transition from a rural economy based primarily on small peasant proprietorship to one dominated by the large estate, owned

These studies deal with the Near East, The Mediterranean Region, Christian-Jewish Relations, The Druze, The Israeli Yishuv - all set in the perspective of General History.