The Rabbinic Retreat from History and the Forgetting of the Second Temple Past
Updated by:
Shlomo Brand
Research notes:
SB/not checked/25/01/2024
Reference type:
Journal Article
year:
2023
Full title:
The Rabbinic Retreat from History and the Forgetting of the Second Temple Past
Journal / Book Title || Series Title:
Jewish Studies Quarterly
Volume:
30
Issue / Series Volume:
4
Abbreviated Series Name:
JSQ
Pages:
367-390
Work type:
Essay/Monograph
Abstract:
Why did the Rabbis retreat from history? In past research in both Jewish history and Rabbinics, this question has been much discussed. This essay reconsiders the assumption behind the question, particularly in light of what we have learned about Second Temple Judaism since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. In the process, it revisits the figuring of »history« in historiography on Jews and Judaism before and after 70 CE, highlighting the place of Christian concerns in shaping the terms of the debate.
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Primary Texts: Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha:
URL:
https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/article/the-rabbinic-retreat-from-history-and-the-forgetting-of-the-second-temple-past-101628jsq-2023-0021?no_cache=1
DOI:
10.1628/jsq-2023-0021
Label:
29/01/2024
Record number:
112 272