Genealogy and polemics in rabbinic literature of late antiquity

This study describes differences between Palestinian and Babylonian rabbis on the subject of genealogical purity. Palestinian rabbinic sources tend to, 1. advocate discretion in matters of genealogical purity, in contrast to Babylonians, who advocate public disclosure of genealogical blemishes. In a...

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Main Author: Kalmin, Richard Lee 1953- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: College 1996
In: Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 1996, Volume: 67, Pages: 77-94
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
Further subjects:B Genealogy
B Rabbinic literature
B Polemics
Parallel Edition:Electronic