RT Article
T1 “The Lightest Ones of the World and the Greatest Ones of the World” in the Palestinian Traditions of the Mishnaic and Talmudic Periods
JF Journal of ancient Judaism
VO 12
IS 3
SP 433
OP 466
A1 Elitzur, Brachi
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1786200368
AB This article discusses the development of a rabbinic tradition that draws on verses from Samuel’s speech dealing with the authority of leaders (1 Sam 12:6–11) against the backdrop of rabbinic political circumstances. In its earliest manifestations, this tradition is integrated into a story describing one of the confrontations concerning the determination of the Jewish calendar. These confrontations occurred in the Beit Midrash in Yavne under the leadership of Rabban Gamliel. The article traces the changes the confrontation underwent during the transitions between the different literary genres and suggests that these changes were influenced by the character of the social tension that existed when each genre was redacted. This article deals with the question of authority, power, and leadership in Palestine in the period of the Sages.
K1 Rabbi Yochanan
K1 Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi
K1 Palestinian leadership
K1 Authority
K1 Rabbinic Tradition
DO 10.30965/21967954-bja10016