Oppression and Revolt in Ancient Palestine

The Evidence in Jewish Literature from the Prophets to Josephus

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ID4264609
AuthorsGraeme Lang (Memorial University of Newfoundland, corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume49
Issue4
Pages325
Publication date1989-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Analysis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0210 • E-ISSN: 2325-7873
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3711220
OpenAlexW2336980869
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

Few ancient civilizations preserved in their literature such a lengthy tradition of tension between rich and poor, or such vivid critiques of oppression, as were preserved in the literature of Judaism. These tensions appear in both pre-exilic and post-exilic works, and surface again in some parts of the New Testament, particularly in the book of James, in passages which reflect the traditions in which Jewish Christianity was apparently grounded. The culmination of this antagonista occurred uring the war of 66-70 A.D., when factions among the Jewish rebels attacked their own upper classes during the revolt against Rome. The paper documents his antagonism, and also suggests how religion and politics intermixed toproduce during most of this period results quite unlike secular class-based movements. Modern thinkers and activists, in contemplating the ancient Jewish homilies and diatribes timulated by oppression and by the plight of the lower orders in society, should note both the prevalence of this kind of material, and the constraints on its political realization in that context

Ancient history · Archaeology · Josephus · Judaism · Oppression · Palestine · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · History · Law · Mormonism, Religion, and History · Philosophy · Religious studies

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