A tragedy of errors: Bar Qamtza and the fall of Jerusalem

"The story of Bar Qamtza is one of the most famous stories in all rabbinic literature. In this tragic tale, a private feud at a Jerusalem banquet triggers a series of events which eventually culminates in the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Until the Holocaust, Jews commonly view...

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1. Verfasser: Ṭroper, ʿAmram 1973- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Hebrew
Veröffentlicht: [Cincinnati, OH] Hebrew Union College Press [2022]
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Zusammenfassung:"The story of Bar Qamtza is one of the most famous stories in all rabbinic literature. In this tragic tale, a private feud at a Jerusalem banquet triggers a series of events which eventually culminates in the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Until the Holocaust, Jews commonly viewed the razing of the Second Temple as the greatest calamity in all Jewish history, and for many Jews through the ages, the story of Bar Qamtza explained why it had happened. In time, the story also became emblematic of the internal strife and divisive infighting which have troubled Jewish communities time and again across the generations"--
Beschreibung:Place of publication taken from publisher's website
Beschreibung:xxiii, 302 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9780878201969

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