Seder Olam
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Seder Olam is the name of two works of early rabbinical literature dealing largely with religious chronology. The two works are:
- Seder Olam RabbahSeder Olam RabbahSeder Olam Rabbah is a 2nd century CE Hebrew language chronology detailing the dates of biblical events from the Creation to Alexander the Great's conquest of Persia...
, the earlier and larger work - Seder Olam ZuttaSeder Olam ZuttaSeder Olam Zutta is an anonymous chronicle from 804 CE, called "Zuṭa" to distinguish it from the older Seder 'Olam Rabbah. This work is based upon, and to a certain extent completes and continues, the older chronicle...
, the smaller work