Foreign marriages and citizenship in persian period Judah

The prohibition of foreign marriages in the HB disqualifies both, wives and their offspring. Similar laws from Greek cities suggest that membership in the popular assembly was the problem behind, since sons of citizens gained citizenship rights when of age. Wealthy people were able to enhance their...

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Auteur principal: Oswald, Wolfgang 1958- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: The National Library of Canada 2012
Dans: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Année: 2012, Volume: 12, Pages: 1-17
Classifications IxTheo:HB Ancien Testament
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Résumé:The prohibition of foreign marriages in the HB disqualifies both, wives and their offspring. Similar laws from Greek cities suggest that membership in the popular assembly was the problem behind, since sons of citizens gained citizenship rights when of age. Wealthy people were able to enhance their stance by marrying several wives. The parallel development suggests that Persian period Israel was organized like Greek cities: as an association of persons. Such polities need to control membership.
ISSN:1203-1542
Contient:Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5508/jhs.2012.v12.a6