»On That Day«: The Deeds of the 72 (m. Yadayim 3:5–4:4) as Foundational Narrative for Rabbinic Judaism
This article presents a unified reading of m. Yadayim 3:5-4:4, arguing that this passage reflects the only extended foundational narrative for Rabbinic Judaism in the Mishnah proper. It presents a distinctive account of the birth of rabbinic Judaism, which is portrayed as having occurred on one ausp...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
Journals Online & Print: | |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
Mohr Siebeck
2022
|
In: |
Jewish studies quarterly
Year: 2022, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 109-134 |
Further subjects: | B
Yavne
B tannaitic literature B Mishnah B rabbinic narrative |
Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
Summary: | This article presents a unified reading of m. Yadayim 3:5-4:4, arguing that this passage reflects the only extended foundational narrative for Rabbinic Judaism in the Mishnah proper. It presents a distinctive account of the birth of rabbinic Judaism, which is portrayed as having occurred on one auspicious day sometime in the Yavne period. |
---|---|
ISSN: | 1868-6788 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Jewish studies quarterly
|
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/jsq-2022-0008 |