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...

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Publicado en:Jewish Quarterly Review Vol. 101; no. 4; pp. 527 - 545
Autor principal: APPELBAUM, ALAN
Formato: Case Study
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press Fall2011
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