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New. New New Chapters on Jewish Literature by Israel Abrahams THE "VINEYARD" AT JAMNIA Schools at Jamnia, Lydda, Usha, and Sepphoris-The Tannaim compile the Mishnah-Jochanan, Akiba, Meir, Judah-Aquila The story of Jewish literature, after the destruction of the Temple at Jerusalem in the year 70 of the Christian era, centres round the city of Jamnia Jamnia, or Jabneh, lay near the sea, beautifully situated on the slopes of a gentle hill in the lowlands, about twenty-eight miles from the capital When Vespasian was advancing to the siege of Jerusalem, he occupied Jamnia, and thither the Jewish Synhedrion, or Great Council, transferred itself when Jerusalem fell A college existed there already, but Jamnia then became the head-quarters of Jewish learning, and retained that position till the year 135 At that date the learned circle moved further north, to Galilee, and, besides the famous school at Lydda in Judea, others were founded in Tiberias, Usha, and Sepphoris The real founder of the College at…
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- Title Chapters on Jewish Literature
- Author Israel Abrahams
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 108
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- ISBN 9781721920808 / 1721920803
- Weight 0.34 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.22 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 0.56 cm)
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