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Throughout history Jews have accepted some influences of outside religions and cultures, and rejected others.

Jewish literature is rife with allegory and metaphor.

Sufi ideas found their way into Jewish mystical literature through Bahya Ibn Pakudah and the Kabbalist Isaac of Acre.

This medieval work describes the ideal life of the pious Jew.

Jews and Christians read their own ideas about authority into this ancient legislative institution.

Since the destruction of the Temples, Jews have struggled with the enduring meaning and legacy of the sacrificial rites.

Medieval Italian scholar pioneered the 'scientific' study of the Jewish past.

Rabbinic responses to questions of Jewish law enrich the body of halakhic literature.

A purification ritual using the ashes of a cow.

Early Amoraim engaged in respectful debate.