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The Early Amidah in Its Historical Context
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2025
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Being the first established prayer in Jewish history, the Amidah prayer serves as a faithful reflection of the circumstances in which it emerged and developed. This book endeavors to elucidate the intellectual necessity behind this significant liturgical evolution, as well as the internal theological and liturgical intricacies, and the external political dilemmas faced by Jewish society in the Land of Israel during the “Yavneh Period.”
The transition from the first to the second century CE was marked by the violent conclusion of the Second Temple period, culminating in the Great Revolt's suppression and the Temple's destruction in Jerusalem, and the emergence and evolution of Judaism from its ruins.
A key milestone in this period was the early development of the Amidah prayer, which became a central pillar in forming and reinforcing the concepts of community and nationhood. As communal prayer, it encapsulated the essence of Judaism as understood by the Tana'im and the ideology of the nascent Jewish leadership. It also represented the Tana'im leadership's strategic navigation amidst the dominion of the Roman Empire and the ongoing theological engagement with the evolving Christian faith. The enduring legacy and success of the Yavneh period are still evident in Judaism today.
The transition from the first to the second century CE was marked by the violent conclusion of the Second Temple period, culminating in the Great Revolt's suppression and the Temple's destruction in Jerusalem, and the emergence and evolution of Judaism from its ruins.
A key milestone in this period was the early development of the Amidah prayer, which became a central pillar in forming and reinforcing the concepts of community and nationhood. As communal prayer, it encapsulated the essence of Judaism as understood by the Tana'im and the ideology of the nascent Jewish leadership. It also represented the Tana'im leadership's strategic navigation amidst the dominion of the Roman Empire and the ongoing theological engagement with the evolving Christian faith. The enduring legacy and success of the Yavneh period are still evident in Judaism today.
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Yaakov Teppler, Kfar Saba, Israel.
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Dedication
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Preface
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Introduction
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1 ‘Simeon ha-Pakuli Arranged the Eighteen Benedictions in Order at Yavneh’
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2 Fixed or Spontaneous Supplication?
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3 Was the Amidah Influenced by the Dead Sea Scrolls, Apocrypha, and Pseudepigrapha?
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4 Allusions to Early Rabbinic Prayer in Early Christian Sources
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5 Returning to Birkat Haminim
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6 Messianism and Redemption in the Amidah
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Bibliography
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Index of Sources
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Index of Names
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Index of Places
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Index of Subjects
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eBook published on:
December 5, 2025
eBook ISBN:
9783111426167
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December 5, 2025
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9783111425658
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14
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198
Keywords for this book
Amidah Prayer / Shemoneh-esreh Prayer; Yavneh period; Jewish liturgy; Jewish history._x000D_
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Scholars in the fields of Jewish History, Jewish Liturgy, and Early Christianity.
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