The Rabbis and Palmyra: A Case Study on (Mis-)Reading Rabbinics for Historical Purposes.
The article presents a case study that examines rabbinic texts concerning Palmyra, Odenathus, and Zenobia. The author attempts to demonstrate some of the difficulties and mistakes that can be made by scholars attempting to read such rabbinical texts for historical purposes. The article offers exampl...
| Publicado en: | Jewish Quarterly Review Vol. 101; no. 4; pp. 527 - 545 |
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| Formato: | Case Study |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
Fall2011
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| Sumario: | The article presents a case study that examines rabbinic texts concerning Palmyra, Odenathus, and Zenobia. The author attempts to demonstrate some of the difficulties and mistakes that can be made by scholars attempting to read such rabbinical texts for historical purposes. The article offers examples of what the author believes to be incorrect interpretations of the rabbinical texts, including scholar David F. Graf's reading of material by E. Mary Smallwood. |
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