With the destruction of the temple in 70 C.E. effectively ending the authority of the priesthood, the Pharisaic rabbis became the uncontested leaders of Judaism. Their unrivaled position encouraged the development of a type of cult centering on the rabbinic sages.
उनके अतुलनीय पद ने एक ऐसे प्रकार के पंथ के विकास को प्रोत्साहित किया जो रब्बी ज्ञानियों पर केन्द्रित था ।