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'Some controversies just take on a life of their own' says Rabbi Wein in his half-joking introduction to his Great Controversies in Judaism series. Dissent and rebellion always existed in Jewish history, but by the Saducees and Pharisees, their intense dispute raged till the point of civil war. The power struggle between the fearsome Jewish King Alexander Janeus and the rabbis who opposed his religious rebellion teach us the collective dangers of 'absolute rule.'
There's no feud like a family feud, and in 8th century Babylonia, a dynastic struggle between brothers gave birth to the heretical Karaite movement. Denying the divinity of the Talmud, the Karaites held tremendous influence over many people. Though now they have disappeared into near oblivion, the Jewish scholarship that developed to combat them remains the consummate sign of philosophical victory.
The beginnings of Jewish monarchy got off to a slow and rocky start. But the eighty years of King David and King Solomon’s rule were able to solidify the Nation of Israel as a major player in world history. We are told which kings of the Davidic Dynasty followed the role model of David and which were corrupt. And which three achievements set the mold for Jewish leadership.
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