rabbinism
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Ceremonial Ablutions.—The numerous washings required by Jewish custom in the time of Christ were admittedly incident to rabbinism and "the tradition of the elders" and not in compliance with the Mosaic law.
From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by James Edward Talmage
Pharisees and scribes were one in all essentials of profession, and rabbinism was specifically their doctrine.
From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by James Edward Talmage
The tracing of likenesses quickly becomes rabbinism, almost cabalism.
From A Book of Prefaces by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken
As in Susanna, there is no indication of rabbinism in the legal, religious, or social standpoints of the story.
From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by William Heaford Daubney
He is represented as almost overtaken by death; his loving scholars, as was usual in the days of rabbinism, cluster about him for some worthy word of parting advice.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Edward Berdoe
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