Jonathan A Pomeranz
Biographic Data
| ID | 6488232 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jonathan A Pomeranz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jonathan A |
| FAMILY NAME | Pomeranz |
| SIGNATURE | POMERANZ J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Humility of God in Rabbinic Judaism
Rabbinic midrashim in which God demonstrates humility have, for the most part, been studied with little attention to their historical context. Scholars have focused on the relationship between rabbinic theology and biblical theology, and the relationship of rabbinic midrash to the biblical text. However, midrashim which depict God in positions of humility engage with both Roman and Christian ideologies of honour and humility. These midrashim, and…
Seven Pits for the Good Man«
Seven Pits for the Good Man: Torah and Popular Wisdom in Rabbinic Babylonia
The Rabbinic and Roman Laws of Personal Injury
This paper studies the varied forms of interaction between the rabbinic and Roman legal systems by investigating similarities between the laws of personal injury found in the eighth chapter of Mishnah Bava Kamma and the contemporaneous Roman law. The rabbinic shift away from the talion happened under the influence of the Roman statutes that had replaced the talion with monetary compensation centuries earlier. Roman norms of shame prompted an expa…
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The Rabbinic and Roman Laws of Personal Injury
This paper studies the varied forms of interaction between the rabbinic and Roman legal systems by investigating similarities between the laws of personal injury found in the eighth chapter of Mishnah Bava Kamma and the contemporaneous Roman law. The rabbinic shift away from the talion happened under the influence of the Roman statutes that had replaced the talion with monetary compensation centuries earlier. Roman norms of shame prompted an expa…
Seven Pits for the Good Man«
Seven Pits for the Good Man: Torah and Popular Wisdom in Rabbinic Babylonia
The Humility of God in Rabbinic Judaism
Rabbinic midrashim in which God demonstrates humility have, for the most part, been studied with little attention to their historical context. Scholars have focused on the relationship between rabbinic theology and biblical theology, and the relationship of rabbinic midrash to the biblical text. However, midrashim which depict God in positions of humility engage with both Roman and Christian ideologies of honour and humility. These midrashim, and…
Judaism (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Torah (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Ancient Near East History (1 work) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (1 work) · Art (1 work)