External appearance versus internal truth: the Aggadah of Herod in Bavli Bava Batra

King Herod ruled Judea from 37 to 4 bce. His life and achievements are described in detail in the writings of Flavius Josephus and have been explored in numerous historical studies. In rabbinic literature, however, mention of Herod's image and achievements is scarce. The few sources that do exi...

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Nebentitel:Research Article
1. VerfasserIn: Feintuch, Yonatan (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: [2011]
In: AJS review
Jahr: 2011, Band: 35, Heft: 1, Seiten: 85-104
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Herodes, I., Judäa, König 73 v. Chr.-4 v. Chr. / Babylonischer Talmud. Bava batra / Aggadah / Aussehen
IxTheo Notationen:BH Judentum
weitere Schlagwörter:B Literary themes
B Scholarly literature
B Construction materials
B Synagogues
B Rabbis
B Irony
B Talmud
B Temples
B Jewish Studies
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Zusammenfassung:King Herod ruled Judea from 37 to 4 bce. His life and achievements are described in detail in the writings of Flavius Josephus and have been explored in numerous historical studies. In rabbinic literature, however, mention of Herod's image and achievements is scarce. The few sources that do exist are very brief, with the exception of one significant source in the Babylonian Talmud (henceforth: BT), which will be discussed in this article.
ISSN:1475-4541
Enthält:Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0364009411000043