Genealogy and Polemics in Rabbinic Literature of Late Antiquity

This study describes differences between Palestinian and Babylonian rabbis on the subject of genealogical purity. Palestinian rabbinic sources tend to, 1. advocate discretion in matters of genealogical purity, in contrast to Babylonians, who advocate public disclosure of genealogical blemishes. In a...

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Main Author: Kalmin, Richard Lee 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: HUC 1997
In: Hebrew Union College annual
Year: 1996, Volume: 67, Pages: 77-94
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