Religious Studies 1023E Lecture 3: Chapter 3 Jewish Traditions week 3

• School: Western University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: Religious Studies 1023E
• Professor: Jonathan Geen

Document Summary

Jewish life under islam: seventh-twelfth century page 106-120. In the early 7thc a new force appeared that would shape the course of jewish history: islam. For jews, life under muslim rule was considerably better than it had been under christian. The period of european decline often called the dark ages, from the 7 th to the 13thc was a time of great advances for islam. 750 ce the abbasid dynasty overthrew the umayyads: as a result the capital of the muslim caliphate moved from damascus to baghdad. Gaonim the senior rabbinical authorities in mesopotamia under persian and muslim rule; singular gaon o. Leaders of the academies: questioned about problematic cases involving diverse issues. Responsa from the latin for answers ; accumulated rulings on issues of legal interpretation issued by rabbinical authorities in response to questions from rabbis: answers from the gaonim regarding problematic cases, reflected gaonim interpretations of talmudic laws o. Provided the foundation for later legal &philosophical developments.