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While the four kingdoms motif takes on a central exegetical role in the rab-binic understanding of the relationship between Jewish and world history, its apocalyptic potential with respect to contemporary events is generally underplayed. The Babylonian Talmud, in contrast to the Palestinian rabbis, focuses on comparison between contemporary Rome and Persia, and de-bates which will prevail at the end of days. The key Talmudic locus for this question is an extended commentary on the table of nations, in b. Yoma 10a. The divergence of opinion there as to whether Rome or Persia will de-feat the other has often been taken as reflecting a response to historical events, whether in Palestine or in Babylon. However, the view that Rome will be defeated, although presented as a Palestinian rabbinic position, is actually dependent upon interpretative choices that are intrinsically Baby-lonian, and differ from those found in actual Palestinian works, such as Genesis Rabbah. Ultimately, the divergent opinions reflect an internal Bab-ylonian dispute, with each of the two major academies, Sura and Pumbedi-ta, advocating opposite sides.
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Rabbis and priests are often viewed as two groups in competition and rabbinic sources relating to priests are consequently interpreted through a prism of conflict. While focusing on the situation in Sasanian Babylonia, this paper posits that the ancient sources point to a more complex situation whereby there is also much evidence of a positive attitude towards the priesthood in rabbinic sources. These sources must of necessity be treated seriously in any appraisal of the interaction between rabbis and priests.
Studies for Tal Ilan at Sixty
Sources and Interpretation in Ancient Judaism: Studies for Tal Ilan at Sixty, a collection of studies by 14 scholars, is designed to honor an outstanding scholar in the field of Ancient Judaism, Tal Ilan. These studies reflect realms within the broad field of Ancient Judaism that are central to Ilan’s scholarship: Second Temple literary sources and history, Gender, Jewish papyrology and rabbinic literature. The studies within this volume are of an interdisciplinary nature, offering new readings and interpretations of known sources such as Josephus and rabbinic texts, but also introducing the reader to an entirely new body of sources, namely Jewish papyri. The volume therefore aims to introduce specialists and non-specialists to new fields of research.
Studies for Tal Ilan at Sixty
Sources and Interpretation in Ancient Judaism: Studies for Tal Ilan at Sixty, a collection of studies by 14 scholars, is designed to honor an outstanding scholar in the field of Ancient Judaism, Tal Ilan. These studies reflect realms within the broad field of Ancient Judaism that are central to Ilan’s scholarship: Second Temple literary sources and history, Gender, Jewish papyrology and rabbinic literature. The studies within this volume are of an interdisciplinary nature, offering new readings and interpretations of known sources such as Josephus and rabbinic texts, but also introducing the reader to an entirely new body of sources, namely Jewish papyri. The volume therefore aims to introduce specialists and non-specialists to new fields of research.
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