Different from others? : Jews as slave owners and traders in the Persian and Hellenistic periods

Olshanetsky Haggai and Escojido Yael: Different from others? : Jews as slave owners and traders in the Persian and Hellenistic periods. In: Sapiens ubique civis, (1). pp. 97-120. (2021)

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Abstract

The subject of Jews as slave owners and traders throughout history received much greater attention in the last few decades. But there is no research that focuses on the Persian and Hellenistic periods and their relevant findings. This current article hopes to do exactly that. This article shows that Jews owned slaves and even traded them throughout the Persian period and during the Hellenistic period until the rise of the Hasmonean Kingdom. The slaves themselves were not only gentiles but also Jews, who received no special treatment from their co-religionists. Regarding the ownership of slaves, it was found that each Jewish owner treated his slaves differently, showing a huge gap between the biblical laws on the matter and the reality. The different texts and finds brought here are a testimony to the disregard of the Biblical laws on slaves, and the subsequent similarity between the Jews and their gentile neighbours in both ownership and trade of slaves.

Item Type: Article
Journal or Publication Title: Sapiens ubique civis
Date: 2021
Volume: 1
ISSN: 2732-317X
Page Range: pp. 97-120
Language: English
Publisher: University of Szeged
Place of Publication: Szeged
Event Title: Sapiens ubique civis (7.) (2019) (Szeged)
Related URLs: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/74681/
DOI: 10.14232/suc.2020.1.97-120
Uncontrolled Keywords: Klasszika-filológia, Zsidók története - ókor
Additional Information: Bibliogr.: p. 117-120. és a lábjegyzetekben ; összefoglalás angol nyelven
Subjects: 06. Humanities
06. Humanities > 06.01. History and archaeology
Date Deposited: 2022. Apr. 01. 12:41
Last Modified: 2022. Apr. 01. 12:41
URI: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/74857

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