Author : David M. Grossberg
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 9783161551475
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (514 download)
Book Synopsis Heresy and the Formation of the Rabbinic Community by : David M. Grossberg
Download or read book Heresy and the Formation of the Rabbinic Community written by David M. Grossberg and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher's description: Between the first and sixth centuries C.E., a community of rabbis systematized their ideas about Judaism in works such as the Mishnah and the Talmud. David M. Grossberg reexamines this community's gradual formation as reflected in polemical texts. He contends that these texts' primary aim was not to describe real rabbinic opponents but to create and enforce boundaries between rabbis and others and within the developing rabbinic movement.