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Part I. Authenticity. Can multiple versions of a text be equally authentic?
Part II. Hermeneutics. The rabbis as unusual Romans
Part III. Credibility. An introduction to credibility: on sources, credibility, and corroboration
Recovering Josephus's sources
Josephus and history
The traditional historical method on the credibility of rabbinic literature
The collapse of the traditional presumptions about rabbinic literature
The new historical method on the credibility of rabbinic literature: three case studies
Part IV. Conclusion. On hillel the Elder's rise to greatness.
Part II. Hermeneutics. The rabbis as unusual Romans
Part III. Credibility. An introduction to credibility: on sources, credibility, and corroboration
Recovering Josephus's sources
Josephus and history
The traditional historical method on the credibility of rabbinic literature
The collapse of the traditional presumptions about rabbinic literature
The new historical method on the credibility of rabbinic literature: three case studies
Part IV. Conclusion. On hillel the Elder's rise to greatness.