A History of the Jews in Babylonia IV: The Age of Shapur II (South Florida Studies in the History of Judaism Series 220), Vol. 4 Book

	List of Maps	x
	Preface	xi
	List of Abbreviations	xx
I	The Age of Shapur II, 309 to 379	1
i.	Securing the Throne and the Frontiers	1
ii.	The Mazdean State-Church under Shapur II	17
iii.	The Church of Saints and Martyrs	20
iv.	Jewry in Byzantine Palestine	27
v.	'Ifra Hormizd and the Jews	35
vi.	Shapur's Taxes and the Jews	39
vii.	Shapur's Wars and the Jews	44
viii.	Shapur and the Jews	49
ix.	Judaism and Other Religions	56
x.	Jews and Pagans	61
xi.	Summary	66
II	Exilarchate and Rabbinate: Loosening Ties	73
i.	The Exilarchate at the Turn of the Fourth Century	73
ii.	Geonic Traditions	82
iii.	The Exilarch, the Rabbi, and Taxation	85
iv.	Exilarch and Academy	91
v.	Talmudic Evidence (I): Who Informed against Rabbah?	100
vi.	Talmudic Evidence (II): Favorable Traditions	102
vii.	Talmudic Evidence (III): Hostile Traditions	105
viii.	Talmudic Evidence (IV): Neutral Traditions	113
ix.	Review and Evaluation of Talmudic Evidence	114
x.	Summary and Conclusions	119
III	Babylonian Jewish Government (I): The Rabbi as Administrator	125
i.	Introduction	125
ii.	The Court	131
iii.	The Court's Eleemosynary Responsibilities	139
iv.	The Court and the Marketplace	141
v.	The Court and the Farm	143
vi.	The Court and the Synagogue	149
vii.	The Court and the Abbatoir. Food Taboos	151
viii.	Court and Rite (I): Mourning	156
ix.	Court and Rite (II): Purity Laws	158
x.	Court and Rite (III): Holy Objects	160
xi.	Court and Rite (IV): Holy Days	163
xii.	Court and Rite (V): The Sabbath	171
xiii.	Summary and Conclusions	179
IV	Babylonian Jewish Government (II): The Rabbi as Judge	183
i.	Introduction	183
ii.	Capital Jurisdiction	186
iii.	Betrothals and Marriage Contracts	191
iv.	Family Life in Practice and Theory	198
v.	Dissolution of Marriages	204
vi.	Wills and Estates	212
vii.	Mortgages, Debts, and Bonds	220
viii.	Contracts	228
ix.	Other Commercial Transactions	231
x.	Litigation over Immovable Property and Real Estate	233
xi.	Bailments	239
xii.	Documents and Deeds	241
xiii.	Workers and Slaves	244
xiv.	Damages	247
xv.	Summary and Conclusions	251
V	The Life of the Schools	279
i.	Introduction. The Rabbi and the Image of God	279
ii.	The Masters in the Time of Shapur II	286
iii.	The Way of Torah (I): Learning	290
iv.	The Way of Torah (II): Conduct	295
v.	The Rewards of Torah	309
vi.	Theology	315
vii.	The Life of Prayer	324
viii.	Astrology	330
ix.	Demons and Angels	334
x.	Dreams and Other Revelations	341
xi.	Witchcraft, Incantations, and Amulets	347
xii.	The Rabbi's Curse	351
xiii.	Torah as a Source of Supernatural and Magical Power	353
xiv.	Medicine	363
xv.	Scriptural Exegesis	370
xvi.	The Kallah	384
xvii.	The Schools and the Streets	386
xviii.	Summary and Conclusions	391
	Appendices
I	Skand Gumanik Vicar, Chapters XIII and XIV	403
i.	Introduction	403
ii.	Translation	406
iii.	Exposition	418
II	Bibliographical Reflections	424
i.	Introduction	424
ii.	Histories of the Jews in Babylonia	427
iii.	Special Subjects	430
iv.	History of Judaism in Babylonia	433
v.	Bibliographies	435
	Supplementary Bibliography	437
	Index of Biblical and Talmudic Passages	443
	General Index	450