Social History of Palestine in the Herodian Period The Land Is Mine

A study of land ownership in first-century Palestine with emphasis on the Little Tradition vis-a-vis the Great Tradition. Under the former, land was viewed in a somewhat traditional and egalitarian sense as a gift of God; in the latter, land was seen in an entrepreneurial, capitalistic light. Shows that Palestine in the Herodian period was a typically agrarian ancient society with a very small group of wealthy and powerful aristocrats and rural masses that barely achieved subsistence.Fiensy, David A. is the author of 'Social History of Palestine in the Herodian Period The Land Is Mine' with ISBN 9780889462724 and ISBN 0889462720.