Rabbinic Scholarship in the Context of Late Antique Scholasticism: The Development of the Talmud Yerushalmi...

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Catherine Hezser (SOAS University of London, UK)

Rabbinic Scholarship in the Context of Late Antique Scholasticism

The Development of the Talmud Yerushalmi

Catherine Hezser (SOAS University of London, UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
09 January 2025

Judaism: sacred texts

Series: Education, Literary Culture, and Religious Practice in the Ancient World

Based on an understanding of scholasticism as a cross-cultural phenomenon, undertaken by rabbinic, Graeco-Roman, and Christian scholars in late antiquity, this book examines the development of Palestinian rabbinic compilations from social-historical and literary-historical perspectives. The book focuses on the compilation of the Talmud Yerushalmi

in the context of late antique scholarly practice aimed at preserving past knowledge for future generations.

This book provides insight into how rabbinic scholarship in the Land of Israel participated in the wider intellectual practices of Roman-Byzantine times. Beginning with the social, educational, and legal contexts that generated rabbinic knowledge. Catherine Hezser goes on to investigate the oral and written transmission of rabbinic traditions to eventually examine the compilation of the Talmud Yerushalmi with a comparative and redaction-historical approach.

Integrating Palestinian rabbinic education and scholarship into the context of late antique Graeco-Roman and Byzantine Christian scholarly practices, Catherine Hezser demonstrates how rabbinic compilatory techniques resembled but also differed from.those of Hellenistic, Roman, and Christian scholars. The book highlights how rabbinic compilations are idiosyncratic and create a distinct rabbinic identity. Overall, Hezser argues that rabbinic scholarship was an integral part of late antique intellectual life in the Near Middle East and should be recognized as an Eastern equivalent to Western, paideia-based forms of scholarship in the Roman-Byzantine period and beyond.

By: Catherine Hezser (SOAS University of London UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781350420984
ISBN 10: 1350420980
Series: Education, Literary Culture, and Religious Practice in the Ancient World
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 09 January 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Part I: The Generation of Knowledge 1. Rabbis as Intellectuals 2. Disciple Circles 3. Schools 4. Study Sessions 5. Dialogues and Disputes 6. Lived Knowledge 7. Adjudication Part II: The Transmission of Knowledge 1. Attributions and Chains of Transmission 2. Orality and Writing 3. Tradition 4. Forms of Transmission 5. Pre-Redactional Collections Part III: The Preservation of Knowledge 1. Collection and Selection 2. Editing Procedures 3. The Structure of the Compilations 4. Scribes versus Editors 5. The Purposes of the Compilations Conclusions Bibliography Indexes

Catherine Hezser is Professor of Jewish Studies at SOAS University of London, UK.

Reviews for Rabbinic Scholarship in the Context of Late Antique Scholasticism: The Development of the Talmud Yerushalmi

A must-read for scholars of rabbinic literature and late antique studies, offering fresh perspectives and stimulating ideas that will undoubtedly inspire further research and discussion. * The Jerusalem Report *