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rabbinic Judaism

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rabbinic Judaism

Principal form of Judaism that developed after the fall of the Second Temple of Jerusalem (AD 70). It originated in the teachings of the Pharisees, who emphasized the need for critical interpretation of the Torah. Rabbinic Judaism is centered on study of the Talmud and debate about the legal and theological issues it raises. Its mode of worship and life discipline continue to be practiced by Jews worldwide.



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Even rabbinic Judaism was struggling to figure out for itself what a "Judaism" is and who, then, could be defined as in and out of it.
7) For purposes of this analysis, "Being Jewish," and hence "becoming Jewish," means consciously embracing rabbinic Judaism within a social setting, however imperfectly, as a way of life.
Rabbinic Judaism looked at Jesus and the God of the Hebrew Scriptures and said, "They are indeed two, but only God is God.
 
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