The Life of the People in Biblical TimesJewish Publication Society of America, 1929 - 236 pages |
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Page 38
... societies , fraternal organizations , trade unions and the like . Indeed , it often seems that they are as much born into such asso- ciations as they are into the group of which the tie is peculiarly birth - that of the family . The ...
... societies , fraternal organizations , trade unions and the like . Indeed , it often seems that they are as much born into such asso- ciations as they are into the group of which the tie is peculiarly birth - that of the family . The ...
Page 165
... societies economically organized in the way biblical society was . Of a financial class , that is , of professional traders in money , there is no evidence . Rich men , despite the specific prohibitions of the law , lent money and other ...
... societies economically organized in the way biblical society was . Of a financial class , that is , of professional traders in money , there is no evidence . Rich men , despite the specific prohibitions of the law , lent money and other ...
Page 229
Max Radin. CONCLUSION In bringing our brief survey of an ancient society to an end it will be well to bear in mind the cautions with which we began . The people with whom we have been dealing seem often extraordinarily like ourselves ...
Max Radin. CONCLUSION In bringing our brief survey of an ancient society to an end it will be well to bear in mind the cautions with which we began . The people with whom we have been dealing seem often extraordinarily like ourselves ...
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