The Open court . e worn. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE JEWS. 271 famous Rabbi Akiba, one of the pseudo messiahs most ardent ad-herents (135 A. D.). Titus, to annihilate forever all hopes of therestoration of the Jewish kingdom, accomplished his plan by estab-lishing a new city on the site of Jerusalem, which he called yEliaCapitolina. An edict prohibited any Jew from entering the newcity on pain of death. More effectually to keep them away, the im-age of a swine was placed over the gate leading to Bethlehem. Theseat of the spiritual head, or patriarch, also called nasi, was nowtransferred from Jamn
The Open court . e worn. HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE JEWS. 271 famous Rabbi Akiba, one of the pseudo messiahs most ardent ad-herents (135 A. D.). Titus, to annihilate forever all hopes of therestoration of the Jewish kingdom, accomplished his plan by estab-lishing a new city on the site of Jerusalem, which he called yEliaCapitolina. An edict prohibited any Jew from entering the newcity on pain of death. More effectually to keep them away, the im-age of a swine was placed over the gate leading to Bethlehem. Theseat of the spiritual head, or patriarch, also called nasi, was nowtransferred from Jamnia to Tiberias, where Judah the Holy com-pleted in A. D. 190 the collection of all the oral or traditional laws,called the Mishna. When in the fifth century (429) Palestineceased to be the centre of Judaism, Babylonia took her the period of the exile a numerous and coherent body ofJews had continued to subsist there. The Parthians and Sassan-ides granted them self-government. At their head was a native. Mezuza, or Sign Upon the cylinder containing a piece of parchment inscribed on one side with certain words fromDeuteronomy, and on the other with the name of tlie Almighty so placed as to be visiblethrough an opening covered by glass. The cylinder is affixed to the door-post inJewish houses; the mezuza is believed to have the virtue of an amulet and is saluted by piousJews both on entering and leaving the house. prince, the Resh Galuiha, i. e., prince of the captivity, who, whenthe Palestinian patriarchate came to an end, was left without arival. The schools there at Pumbaditha, Sera, and Nahardeaprospered greatly, developed rabbinism, vied with those of Pales-tine, and continued to exist after the cessation of the latter, whenthe patriarchate became extinct ; thus they had the last word inthe settlement of doctrine, which was embodied in the celebratedBabylonian Talmud, compiled about the year 500. When theschools at Pumbaditha and Sora were clo
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