Preface; Introduction; 1. Sects and Households during the Formative Centuries of Second Temple Judaism; 2. Religious Functions of Households in Jubilees and Related Texts; 3. Households and Social Structure of the Dead Sea Sect; 4. Pharisaic Traditions in Josephus and the New Testament; 5. Pharisaic Traditions in Tannaitic Texts; 6. Rabbinic Households and Their Traditions in the Late First and Second Centuries; Excursus 1: Tannaitic Case Stories and the Role of Families in the Early Rabbinic Movement; Conclusions; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index; Subject Index; Index of Sources
Summary
Alexei Sivertsev suggest a new approach to the social history of Jewish religious movements in the Second Temple and early Rabbinic periods, arguing that most of these movements and their traditions emerged within the context of complex interaction between traditional families and disciple circles
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-289) and indexes
