Statement

Almost everything known about the rabbis comes from texts that are hard to contextualize. Christian sources and the archaeological remains of synagogues, tombs and inscriptions help, but they are not enough for a complete picture of Jewish life beyond what rabbinic literature represents.

References

1. p. 121

   supports · main text · ch. 5

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

   Section: The Late Antique Context of Rabbinic Judaism

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