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John J. Collins

The Torah in its Symbolic and Prescriptive Functions

Section: Articles
Volume 11 (2022) / Issue 1, pp. 3-18 (16)
Published 31.05.2022
DOI 10.1628/hebai-2022-0003
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Summary
The Torah was recognized as the ancestral law of Judah from the Persian period onwards. Usually, observance focused on items of high symbolic value. After the Maccabean revolt some groups insisted on much more detailed observance, and this insistence gave rise to sectarian movements.