Rabbinic Judaism

It was begun by Pharisees.

It found a new focus in sacred writings.

It encouraged people to gather in synagogues or study houses to study the Torah.

Torah is the “teaching” or guidance of God.

Studying and interpreting the Torah became an important way of helping Jewish people follow the laws of the covenant, wherever they lived.

Interpreters were known as scribes or rabbis, thus the name Rabbinic Judaism.