There We Sat Down: Talmudic Judaism in the Making
Jacob Neusner
1971
Like other “holy men,” the rabbi played political, religious, and cultural roles. Just as the Zoroastrian Magus was involved in the administration of the local community, in the maintenance of cultic life, and in the study and teaching of Mazdean beliefs and scriptures, so too was the rabbi. The difference, however, was that while the Magus never…
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