The Great Assembly

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Jewish religious institution
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Knesset_HaGedolah
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Great Assembly
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:location gptkb:Judea
gptkbp:notableMembers gptkb:Ezra
gptkb:Nehemiah
gptkb:Mordechai
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 120
gptkbp:period late 5th century BCE to early 4th century BCE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:role canonized parts of the Hebrew Bible
established prayers and blessings
reestablished Jewish religious life after the Babylonian exile
codified Jewish law and tradition
gptkbp:significance laid foundations for Rabbinic Judaism
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sanhedrin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Idra_Rabba
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7