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A Life of Yohanan Ben Zakkai, Ca.1-80 C.E

by Jacob Neusner. 282 pgs.

Contributors:

   Jacob Neusner

Publisher:

   E. J. Brill

Place of Publication:

  Leiden, The Netherlands  

Publication Year:

  1970

Subjects:

Johanan Ben Zakkai,--D. Ca. 80

	TABLE OF CONTENTS
	Preface to the Second Edition	xi
	Abbreviations	xix
	PROLOGUE: "I WAS ASKING THE GODS FOR YOU"	1
	PART ONE
1.	FAITHFUL CITY, FAITHFUL PEOPLE	7
i.	The Temple	7
ii.	"Because of Their Sins"	10
iii.	Zakkai	12
iv.	Herod	13
v.	Economic Life	14
vi.	Education	18
vii.	Social Classes	19
viii.	The Sects: Essenes, Sadducees, Pharisees	20
ix.	Conversion	24
x.	Self-Government	26
xi.	Conclusion	28
II.	FILLING THEIR TREASURIES	31
i.	The Obscure Years	31
ii.	Shimmai and Hillel	33
iii.	Hillel's Disciple	40
iv.	"O Galilee, Galilee!"	47
v.	Zaccheus/Zakkai	53
vi.	Conclusion	56
II.	MIGHTY HAMMER	59
i.	Return to Jerusalem	59
ii.	The Priests and the Pharisees	61
iii.	The Jerusalem Pharisees	66
iv.	Yoḥanan and the Sons of the High Priests	70
v.	Yoḥanan and the Temple Councillor	74
vi.	Yoḥanan and the Sadducees	75
vii.	The Priests' Response to Yoḥanan	86
viii.	Yoḥanan and the Cult	89
ix.	Conclusion	92
IV.	FATHER OF WISDOM: THE DISCIPLES	97
i.	Introduction	97
ii.	Study of Torah as a Life-Style	98
iii.	Torah and Fellowship	103
iv.	The Disciples	106
v.	Conclusion	116
V.	THE SPLENDOR OF WISDOM: THE MASTER	118
i.	The Content of "Torah"	118
ii.	Between Two Revolutions	120
iii.	Parables	122
iv.	Analogical Exegesis	124
v.	Mystical Exegesis	134
vi.	Conclusion	141
	PART THREE
VI.	LIGHT OF THE WORLD	145
i.	Introduction	145
ii.	Counsels of Caution	147
iii.	Vespasian and Jerusalem	152
iv.	The Escape	157
v.	Rome and the Pharisees	166
vi.	Conclusion	171
VII.	"HAPPY ARE YOU, O ISRAEL"	174
i.	Introduction	174
ii.	Theological Challenge	177
iii.	Yoḥanan's Response	183
iv.	"For I Desire Mercy, Not Sacrifice"	188
v.	Conclusion	193
VIII.	TALL PILLAR	196
i.	Introduction	196
ii.	The Other Sects	196
iii.	Advantages of the Pharisees	198
iv.	Post-War Palestine	199
v.	Yoḥanan's Enactments at Yavneh	203
vi.	Yoḥanan's Policy at Yavneh	210
vii.	Opposition	215
viii.	Defender of the Faith	218
ix.	Conclusion	225
	EPILOGUE: FATHER OF THE FUTURE	227
	APPENDICES
I.	The Letters of Yoḥanan ben Zakkai and Simeon ben Gamaliel	237
II.	"Let Your Garments Be Always White"	239
III.	Kemin Ḥomer. Philo and Yoḥanan	240
IV.	Allon on Yavneh	243
V.	"Righteousness Exalteth a Nation"	246
	Bibliography	250
	Index of Biblical and Talmudic Citations	265
	General Index	274

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