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This book charts the landownership of the Jews in Palestine throughout the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman periods (to the revolt of Bar Kokhba), and examines issues and crises related to the theme. Aspects covered include debt, famine, taxation, unemployment, and the structure of the Jewish aristocracy.

Land and Economy in Ancient Palestine is a study of the economic crises throughout the Second Temple Period. It establishes that the single factor of the economy which united all aspects of life in ancient society was land. Through study of a wide variety of sources, including the New Testament and classical authors, Jack Pastor looks at who owned land, and how they came to possess it. He examines the various ramifications of landownership in ...