The Rabbinic Movement from Pharisees to Provincial Jurists

In this article I argue that the rabbinic movement reinvented itself during the second century by expanding the boundaries of Jewish law to include all spheres of private law, and thereby claiming juristic expertise in these matters. A variety of sources from the Second Temple period indicate that J...

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Autore principale: Fursṭenberg, Yaʾir (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Brill 2024
In: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Anno: 2024, Volume: 55, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 1-43
Altre parole chiave:B Second Temple
B jurists
B Mishnah
B Roman Law
B Roman Empire
B Courts
B Jewish Law
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Riepilogo:In this article I argue that the rabbinic movement reinvented itself during the second century by expanding the boundaries of Jewish law to include all spheres of private law, and thereby claiming juristic expertise in these matters. A variety of sources from the Second Temple period indicate that Jewish law at this stage included primarily ritual laws, while private law was not considered unique to the Jewish way of life and was not treated by scholars of Torah until the second century CE. This far-reaching change resonates with other concurrent developments in provincial legal culture, primarily the emergence of the local nomikoi (legal experts) and legal profession during this period and the dissemination of legal knowledge in the Roman East. The provincial situation served to reshape the rabbinic movement in the guise of the local jurists, and ultimately to establish their political and social standing.
ISSN:1570-0631
Comprende:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700631-bja10070