A split Jewish diaspora: its dramatic consequences (2)

The article deals with the consequences of the split Diaspora that was described in Part I of this study (published in JSP 16.2 [2007]: 91-137. This second part demonstrates that the gap between western Jews and eastern ones continued and even widened in the early Middle Ages. The Jews in the west e...

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Published in:Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Authors: Edrei, Arye (Author) ; Mendels, Doron 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2008
In: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Diaspora (Religion) / Early Judaism / Split / Effects
B Judaism / Christianity
B Byzantine Empire / History 395-1453
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
HD Early Judaism
TE Middle Ages
Further subjects:B Rabbinic Judaism
B Jewish diaspora
B Europe
B Middle Ages
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Summary:The article deals with the consequences of the split Diaspora that was described in Part I of this study (published in JSP 16.2 [2007]: 91-137. This second part demonstrates that the gap between western Jews and eastern ones continued and even widened in the early Middle Ages. The Jews in the west either converted to Christianity or remained biblical Jews. The latter were more agreeable to the Christian environment in Latin Europe, but at the moment the Rabbinic Law and lore started to arrive in Europe, the friction between Christians and Jews increased dramatically. Also, this study shows that the Jews living in Byzantine Empire underwent the same processes that were experienced by their brethren in Latin Europe due to lack of communication with Rabbinic Judaism. In both Greek and Latin Europe, the Rabbinic revolution arrived circa the ninth century. This article also discusses various reactions to the earlier part of the study and thus add some useful information, clarify and strengthen some of their arguments in part I.
ISSN:0951-8207
Contains:In: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0951820708089934