Avot Reconsidered
Rethinking Rabbinic Judaism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5348458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adiel Schremer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 287-311 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Jewish Quarterly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-6682 • E-ISSN: 1553-0604 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jqr.2015.0016 |
| OpenAlex | W1896276159 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
The opening passage of tractate Avot and its claim that all of the rabbinic tradition goes back to the revelation to Moses at Sinai is frequently seen as the manifesto of rabbinic Judaism. In this paper I seek to challenge this widespread view by suggesting that Avot stems from one circle of rabbinic Judaism, which was related to Rabbi Eliezer or his followers, and it reflects specifically the ideology of that group. Indeed, a close reading of the opening passage of the Tosefta, tractate Eduyot, may suggest that the claim that all of the rabbinic tradition is rooted in Sinai was rejected by the "mainstream" of rabbinic circles in second century Palestine, that is, the rabbinic circles that produced the Mishnah and the Tosefta
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |