Statement

Even when it decides, rabbinic literature does not discredit the losing view. After three years of dispute between the schools of Shammai and Hillel, a divine voice declared that both were 'the words of the living God', but that the law followed Hillel (Erubin 13b), because his disciples were gracious and modest and taught the rival school's words as well.

References

1. p. 148

   reports the tradition · main text · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: The Impact of the Rabbis on Jewish Culture

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2. p. 149

   reports the tradition · main text · ch. 5

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: The Impact of the Rabbis on Jewish Culture

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