The Sages of Yavneh
A Journey into the Origins of Tannaitic HalachaBy: David Sabato
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Publisher: Magnes Press
Year: 2025
Catalog number : 45-131181
ISBN: 978-965-7854-58-7
Pages: 496
Language: Hebrew
Weight: 950 gr.
Cover: HardcoverSynopsis
The Sages of Yavneh traces the rebirth of Jewish law and thought in the aftermath of the Great Revolt and the destruction of the Temple. In Yavneh the early Sages laid the foundations for post-Temple Jewish life and created the conceptual framework that continues to shape halachic discourse to this day. Through close analysis of early Tannaitic traditions, the book uncovers the sages’ intellectual world, their diverse approaches, and the deep ideas underlying their disputes. At a decisive historical crossroad, the sages of Yavneh bridged second Temple traditions with the emerging Tannaitic corpus, offering a farsighted response to the crisis of their age and charting a path for the future of Jewish law, Halacha.
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