Torah centers and rabbinic activity in Palestine, 70-400 CE : : history and geographic distribution / / by Ben-Zion Rosenfeld ; translated from the Hebrew by Chava Cassel.

• Superior document: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, v. 138
• Author: Rozenfeld, Ben Tsiyon.
• TeilnehmendeR: Cassel, Chava.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2010.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 138.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (332 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; Chapter One. Methodology: Who Is A Sage And Where Did He Live? /; Chapter Two. Judea /; Chapter Three. Galilee /; Chapter Four. Central Palestine /; Chapter Five. Golan, Bashan, Hauran And Transjordan /; Bibliography /; Maps /; Index Of Names /; Index Of Geographical Places /; Index Of Subjects /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 1282950630; 9786612950636; 9047440730
• ISSN: 1384-2161
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Ben-Zion Rosenfeld ; translated from the Hebrew by Chava Cassel.

This book analyses the data about Torah centers and rabbinic activity in Palestine during Mishnaic and Talmudic times, 70–400 CE—the Roman and early Byzantine periods. The research is an interdisciplinary inquiry. It encompasses rabbinic literature as well as archeology, geography, and sociology, thus enriching the discussion of the history and scope of rabbinic activity in the different regions of Palestine. Arranged in chronological order, the book highlights the changes generated by historical events, in particular the relocation of rabbinic centers following the upheaval of the Bar Kokhba Revolt. In spite of this upheaval, Torah centers continued to develop in Palestine for several hundred years, until the end of the period under discussion.