A Protocol of the Yavnean Academy? Rereading Tosefta Sanhedrin Chapter 7. (English)
In: Tarbiz, Jg. 78 (2009-07-01), Heft 4, S. 447-477
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Tosefta Sanhedrin Chapter 7 presents a series of instructions which appear to be part of a list of bylaws: 'We do not adjudicate', 'We do not add judges', 'We do not inquire', etc. E. S. Rosenthal was the first among many to view this chapter as reliable historical evidence of the bylaws of the court at Yavneh. This view was the source of far-reaching conclusions regarding the system of adjudication and rulings followed by the Tannaim. These studies, however, gave little heed to the chapter's literary composition and refrained from examining its sources. This paper suggests that the various sections of the chapter should be read separately, and that it consists of not one but three codices of bylaws. Each codex, moreover, is a product of literary redaction and is not an 'original' code. A close reading of the chapter may therefore correct wrong impressions and enrich our knowledge of the Jewish courts and their authority after the Destruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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A Protocol of the Yavnean Academy? Rereading Tosefta Sanhedrin Chapter 7. (English)
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Rosen-Zvi, Ishay |
Zeitschrift: | Tarbiz, Jg. 78 (2009-07-01), Heft 4, S. 447-477 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2009 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0334-3650 (print) |
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