This volume presents a collection of the legal texts bearing specifically on the Jews during the early Middle Ages. The texts have been arranged in five parts, with each part consisting of separate sources. Each source opens with a short introduction on its history and transmission.

This volume revisits issues of empire from the perspective of Jews, Christians, and other Romans in the third to sixth centuries. Through case studies, the contributors bring Jewish perspectives to bear on longstanding debates concerning Romanization, Christianization, and late antiquity.