Origins of Rabbinic Judaism over the interpretation of the Torah; rather, it relocated debates between sects to debates within Rabbinic Judaism. The survival of Pharisaic or Rabbinic Judaism is attributed to Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, the founder of the Yeshiva (religious school) in Yavne, see also Council of Jamnia. Yavneh replaced Jerusalem as the new seat of a reconstituted Sanhedrin, which reestablished its authority and became a means of reuniting Jewry. The destruction of the Second Temple brought about a dramatic change in Judaism. Rabbinic Judaism built upon Jewish tradition while adjusting to new realities. Temple ritual was replaced with prayer service in synagogues
Religion in Zimbabwe Religion in Zimbabwe Christianity is the dominant religion in Zimbabwe. An estimated 76 percent of Zimbabweans belong to Protestant Christianity, and 87 percent of 12.5 million Zimbabweans follow one of the denominations of Christianity. Christian denominations in Zimbabwe with significant number of faithfuls include the Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Baptists, Lutheranism and Methodism; however, over the years a variety of indigenous Christian denominations have emerged. Charismatic Evangelical denominations, primarily Pentecostal churches and apostolic churches were the fastest growing religious classifications in the years 2000 to 2009. Traditional religions are followed by about four percent, and unspecified and none eight percent. The