Deuteronomy and Early Rabbinic Judaism

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ID23629237
AuthorsJoel Gereboff (Arizona State University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Pages402-416
Publication date2020-10-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueOxford Handbook of Deuteronomy (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190273552.013.24
OpenAlexW3093310552
ISBN9780190273552
LanguageEN
References cited36

Early Rabbinic Judaism (70–500 ce) was a period of intense intellectual and pastoral creativity that crafted an enduring cultural identity for Jews. The Tannaim were teachers during this period whose theological explanations and pastoral applications preserved in the Sifre Devarim bring Deuteronomy into a conversation with a complex of nonbiblical traditions. The Tannaim treat Deuteronomy only as part of their overall interpretation of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers. There are scholarly analyses of the Sifre Devarim; however, there is no systematic examination of the overall influence of Deuteronomy on writings in Early Rabbinic Judaism. Instead, scholars have focused on the history and range of views on specific legal issues in Deuteronomy. I will focus on how Tosefta, Mishnah, and Sifre Devarim handle Deuteronomy in general, rather than how they treat specific legal issues like tithes (14:22–29), holy days (16:1–17), household discipline (21:18–21), divorce (24:1–4), or the levirate (25:5–10).

Aesthetics · Conversation · Creativity · Interpretation (philosophy) · Judaism · Linguistics · Period (music) · Political science · Theology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies

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