The Everything Jewish History and Heritage Book by Richard D. Bank

Author:Richard D. Bank [Bank, Richard D.; & Gutin, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-58062-966-9
Publisher: F+W Media, Inc.
Published: 2003-06-13T16:00:00+00:00

The Teachings of Hillel and Shammai

Learned men emerged among the Pharisees as well. Hillel and Shammai were both scholars whose pharisaic tendency toward spirited discussion gave rise to two distinguished systems of thought in the early years of the first century C.E.—the school of Shammai and the school of Hillel.

The School of Shammai the Elder

Shammai the Elder lived between 50 B.C.E. and 30 C.E. A man of learning, he was known for his great wisdom—and a quick temper. In his approach to students and others, he tended to be very pedantic.

Shammai believed that the essence of Torah could be discovered in the details of the text. Together with his followers, Shammai adopted a strict view of Halakhah, particularly on matters having to do with cleanliness. Ultimately, this perspective took the school of Shammai out of rabbinic Judaism and, like the Sadducees, this group eventually disappeared.

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