»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...

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Main Author: Simon-Shoshan, Moshe 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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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
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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