HUMA 1860 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Rabbinic Judaism, Hasmonean Dynasty, Oral Torah
28 Sep 2017
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Herod the great: put to end the hasmonean dynasty by appointing herod the great as king of israel, herod was devoted to rome & hellenistic culture, but he made many advances on behalf of judean culture religion. Kingdom of judea prospered under his leadership. His famous project was the renovation of the temple of jerusalem. Replaced modest buildings with stunning beautiful structures. Rabbinic period (70-700ce: tradition of pharisees outlived those of all other groups, except for. Rabbi hillel: rabbi hillel was a popular teacher who was active b/t 30 bce & 10 ce. An older contemporary of jesus of nazareth. More than 300 arguments b/t the house of hillele & house of shammai are recorded i(cid:374) the tal(cid:373)u(cid:374)d, a(cid:374)d i(cid:374) (cid:373)ost cases it was hillel"s interpretations that rabbinic scholars followed. Androcentric perspectives of rabbis: foundational literacture of rabbinic judiasm reflects the interests & concerns of male rabbis, women were typically expected to fulfill only those commandments that were negative.
