Heemstra, Marius, 1960-

The fiscus Judaicus and the parting of the ways / [manuscript] / Fiscus Judaicus Marius Heemstra. - T bingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, c2010. - xi, 241 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe ; 277 . - Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament., 2. Reihe ; 277. .

Slightly revised version of the authoor's thesis (Ph.D.)--Groningen, Netherlands, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-226) and indexes.

Introduction: Who were the victims of the fiscus Judaicus under Domitian? pt. 1. The Roman perspective : fiscus Judaicus . The introduction of the Jewish tax by Vespasian and its general history -- Domitian's "harsh" administration of the fiscus Judaicus -- Nerva's reform of the fiscus Judaicus -- Christians : their crimes and punishments from Nero to Domitian -- pt. 2. The further New Testament perspective : Revelation, the Letter to the Hebrews and the Gospel of John. Revelation and the fiscus Judaicus -- Letter to the Hebrews : Jewish Christians and the fiscus Judaicus -- The issue of Jewish identity : fiscus Judaicus, birkat ha-minim and the Gospel of John -- Parting of the ways.

9783161503832 (pbk) 316150383X

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Jews--Taxation--History.--Rome
Jews--History--70-638.

DS122.9 / .H45 2010