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History of the Jews, Vol. 2 (of 6)

Chapter 27: Transcriber's Notes
By Heinrich Graetz
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The narrative traces Jewish political, religious, and social developments from the late Second Temple era through the completion of the Babylonian Talmud, recounting changes in leadership, sectarian tensions among Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes, and the influence of surrounding Hellenistic and Roman powers. It examines priestly and judicial institutions, ascetic and mystical movements, legal and ritual transformations, and the emergence of rabbinic authority and communal organization. The account balances military and diplomatic episodes with theological debate, institutional reform, and everyday religious practice, presenting chronological chapters that interweave political events with doctrinal and cultural evolution.

Transcriber's Notes

Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.

Simple typographical errors were corrected.

Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained.

Inconsistent use of small-caps and Proper caps in names unchanged.

Inconsistent use of periods after Regnal numbers not changed.

The Index was not checked for correct page references.

Text uses both forms of these words and phrases:

"Ruach ha-Kodesh" and "Ruach-ha-Kodesh";
"Galilæan" and "Galilean";
"A. C." and "C. E." (to indicate "A. D.");
"repellent" and "repellant";
"coreligionists" and "co-religionists";
"instal" and "install";
"Agora-nomos" and "Agoranomos";
"subtlety" and "subtilty";
"Amoraïm" and "Amoraim".

Text mostly used "Tanaites", so infrequent occurrences of "Tanaïtes" have been changed.

Page 505 says that "twenty-two parasangs" are "sixty-eight miles," but page 506 says they are "sixteen geographical miles". According to current understanding of "parasang," the former is more nearly correct.