Palestinian Holy Men: Charismatic
Leadership and Rabbinic Tradition
by William Scott Green, Rochester, N.Y.
Contents
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| I. The Greco-Roman Background: Mystery Religion, Philosophy,
and 'Divine Men' |
619 |
| II. The Rabbinic Context |
622 |
| III. The Mishnaic Account of Honi the Circle-maker |
626 |
| IV. The Definition of the Problem |
627 |
| V. Analysis of the Account in Mishnah: The Beginning of the
'Rabbinization' of Honi the Circle-maker |
628 |
| VI. The Reason for Including Honi in Mishnah: The Temple and
the Power to Bring Rain |
639 |
| VII. The Talmudic Accounts of Honi the Circle-maker: The Completion
of the Process of 'Rabbinization' |
641 |
| VIII. Conclusion: The Rabbinic Manipulation of Charisma |
646 |
