Compare the positions of the patriarch and the exilarch

Reference no: EM13244222

Compare the positions of the Patriarch (Nasi) in the Land of Israel and the Exilarch (Resh Galuta) in Babylonia. What sort of authority did each enjoy, and how was that authority obtained and justified? How did each relate to the rabbis in his country? (Remember: the answers to these questions may have changed over time, but don’t try to go beyond the year 450 or so.)

Reference no: EM13244222

Questions Cloud

Geography divided its history into semi-isolated regions : Explain how Africa’s geography divided its history into semi-isolated regions. How does geography account for the origin of diverse societies and agricultural technologies?

Major events of the cold war from 1945 through 1991 : Discuss the origins and major events of the Cold War from 1945 through 1991. How did each administration from Harry Truman’s through George H. W.

Byzantine empire survived-specific historical facts-examples : The Byzantine Empire survived, and often prospered, for a millennium after the demise of the Roman Empire in the west. List and discuss the major factors that made this survival possible. Support your discussion with specific historical facts and exa..

Describe historical divergence of eastern and western : Describe the historical divergence of the eastern (Byzantine or Greek Orthodox) and western (Roman Catholic) branches of Christianity. What accounts for the fundamentally different relationship between church and state in east and west?

Compare the positions of the patriarch and the exilarch : Compare the positions of the Patriarch (Nasi) in the Land of Israel and the Exilarch (Resh Galuta) in Babylonia. What sort of authority did each enjoy, and how was that authority obtained and justified?

Age of exploration : Age of Exploration: Explain the reason why China stopped exploring and Europe started to explore.

Iwakura mission important for the rapid modernization : Why was the Iwakura Mission important for the rapid modernization - industrial, economic, and political - that later allowed Japan to revise the Unequal Treaties?

Create nationalism around the institution of the emperor : Why and how did the Meiji government try to create nationalism around the institution of the emperor in the early Meiji period (before 1889)?

After the manchurian incident : After the Manchurian incident, Japan blew up a train with an ally (chinese warlord) in it because they were afraid he was going to switch sides to the Nationalists rather than the Chinese.

User Account

All Pages