The Hebrew Republic

by Sigonio, Carlo

• ISBN13: 9789657052488
• ISBN10: 9657052483
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Shalem Press

Summary

The Hebrew Republic of Carlo Sigonio was one of the first works dedicated to the religious and political institutions of the ancient Hebrew state, and it was the first book to frame this kind of research under the Latin title respublica Hebraeorum. Soon after its original publication in Bologna in 1582, it enjoyed great popularity and profoundly influenced such thinkers as Grotius, Althusius, and Cunaeus. This edition is the first moder English-language translation from the Latin.

Author Biography

Carlo Sigonio (1520/24-1584) was a historian of Greek and Roman antiquity and the Italian Middle Ages. He taught in the universities of Venice, Padua, and Bologna and was one of the last interpreters of the humanistic tradition during the Catholic Counter-Reformation. Guido Bartolucci is a scholar of early modern history and teaches at the universities of Bologna and Calabria. He has written in both English and Italian on the discovery of Jewish political thought in early modern Europe, including La repubblica ebraica di Carlo Sigonio: Modelli politici dell'ela moderna (2007). Peter Wyetzner holds a Ph.D. in ancient history from the University of California at Berkeley.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
Dedication	p. 3
The Form of the Republic
Preface	p. 7
The Hebrew People	p. 9
The Israelite People and Their Twelve Tribes	p. 13
The Judean, Ephraimite, and Samaritan Peoples	p. 17
The Law Given by God to the Israelites	p. 20
The Form of the Israelite Republic	p. 26
The Israelite Citizen and the Convert	p. 30
The Capital City	p. 32
Sacred Places
Religion	p. 39
Sacred Places	p. 40
The Tabernacle, the Holy of Holies, the Ark of the Covenant, the Altars, and Their Accouterments	p. 41
The "High Places"	p. 50
The Jerusalem Temple	p. 52
The Samaritan Temple	p. 60
The Egyptian Temple	p. 62
Synagogues	p. 63
Sacred Days
The Hebrew Calendar	p. 67
The Months	p. 69
The Weeks	p. 71
The Profane Days	p. 72
The New Moons	p. 73
The Individual Days	p. 74
The Festival Days	p. 75
The Sabbath	p. 76
Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread	p. 77
Pentecost, or the Festival of Weeks	p. 81
The Festival of Horns	p. 83
The Festival of Atonement	p. 84
The Festivals of Gathering and Tabernacles	p. 85
The Seventh Year	p. 89
The Fiftieth Year	p. 91
The Dedication	p. 93
The Other Festivals	p. 95
The Ancient Hebrew Calendar	p. 98
Sacred Rites
Types of Sacred Rites	p. 115
Types of Sacrifices	p. 117
Burnt Offerings	p. 119
Libations	p. 121
Peace Offerings	p. 123
Sin Offerings	p. 126
Trespass Offerings	p. 128
More About All of the Offerings	p. 132
Thanksgivings	p. 136
The Consecration Offering	p. 138
The Purification Offering	p. 139
The Expiation Offering	p. 142
The Offering of Incense	p. 144
Sacred Gifts	p. 146
First Fruits and Tithes	p. 147
Sacred Money and the Treasury	p. 151
Votive and Voluntary Offerings	p. 155
Fasting and Other Punishments of the Body	p. 157
Sacred People
Types of Sacred People	p. 163
High Priests	p. 164
Priests	p. 183
Levites	p. 191
Singers	p. 196
Porters	p. 199
Nethinim	p. 202
Nazirites	p. 203
Prophets	p. 205
Scribes	p. 213
The Seven Jewish Sects	p. 219
Councils and Courts
The State	p. 229
Councils	p. 230
The Assembly	p. 231
The Senate	p. 237
The Courts	p. 240
The Courts of Cities	p. 241
The Jerusalem Council	p. 247
Punishments	p. 259
Magistrates
Types of Magistrates	p. 267
The Judges of Israel	p. 269
The Kings	p. 272
The Princes of the Jews, and the Last Kings	p. 278
The Chiefs of the Tribes, or Phylarchs	p. 284
The Heads of Families, or Patriarchs	p. 287
Rulers of the Cities, Tribunes, Centurions, Heads of Hundreds, and Heads of Fifties	p. 290
The Scribes, or Recorders	p. 295
Military Matters	p. 297
The Chief of the Army	p. 299
Tribunes and Centurions	p. 300
The Heads of Fifty, and of Ten	p. 302
Magistrates of the Temple	p. 303
The Wars of the Jews	p. 305
The Final Situation of the Jews	p. 307
Notes	p. 311
Index of Sources	p. 392
General Index	p. 415
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