Statement

But this is little evidence, and late. When did the rabbis begin to influence the wider community, the courts, the synagogues, the prayers of non-rabbis? Despite much research, the answers remain elusive.

References

1. p. 140

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

   Section: The Age of the Mishnah

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