Timeline for Does the Jerusalem Talmud or Mishna speak of shepherds tending their flocks in the fields near to the second Jerusalem templeduring the winter months?
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| Feb 1, 2023 at 15:46 | comment | added | Lesley | Thank you. Hillel the Elder certainly fits within the timescale and must be considered as a reliable source! | |
| Feb 1, 2023 at 15:45 | comment | added | Harel13 | Regarding your third reply, I had actually been in the middle of looking for sources when you first posted the question, but had to stop for various reasons. But all the tabs stayed open on my computer. I don't know, however, if there's really any conclusive evidence. | |
| Feb 1, 2023 at 15:43 | comment | added | Harel13 | Okay. The first link doesn't work for me as well, so the whoever suggested that to you, from my perspective, has no base for their claim. The second link doesn't really bring any sources, it's just some speculation. The issue with with desertification and deforestation do give some logical basis for this speculation. I will add a source of my own: When Hillel the Elder was young, he once climbed a building and lay on the roof through the night, until he was completely buried in snow (BT Yoma 35b). Some take this to suggest that Jerusalem winters were much harsher then than today. | |
| Feb 1, 2023 at 15:35 | comment | added | Lesley | It's a great pity nobody responded with Jewish sources about how the sheep for temple sacrifice were looked after during the winter months 2,000 years ago. I would be happy to un-accept my own answer if someone else would like to post a useful answer..... | |
| Feb 1, 2023 at 15:31 | comment | added | Lesley | This is one source I found about the climate, suggesting it was wetter and colder during the winter months 2,000 years ago: : blog.adw.org/2014/07/… | |
| Feb 1, 2023 at 15:27 | comment | added | Lesley | From a different Stack Exchange site, reference was made to a source which suggested that, according to the Talmud, flocks were put out to the pasture in March and returned to pens in early November. I was unable to access the link: www.religioustolerance.org | |
| Feb 1, 2023 at 13:52 | comment | added | Harel13 | Any sources for your conclusions? | |
| Dec 31, 2022 at 9:40 | vote | accept | Lesley | ||
| Dec 31, 2022 at 9:07 | vote | accept | Lesley | ||
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| Dec 31, 2022 at 9:05 | history | answered | Lesley | CC BY-SA 4.0 |