| Chapters in the Formative History of Judaism: Second Series Contributor(s): Neusner, Jacob (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761844015 ISBN-13: 9780761844013 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $50.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: This collection of essays and book reviews represents two years of work from 2003 to 2005 focused on the Rabbinic canon. The collection includes essays examining historical and history-of-religion questions precipitated by the documentary perspective; the treatment of 56 B.C.E., 70 C.E., and 132-135 C.E. in successive canonical compilations; the history of law; and several freestanding essays and book reviews. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Dewey: 296 |
| LCCN: 2008936606 |
| Series: Studies in Judaism |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 290 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of ten essays and five book reviews draws on three years of work, from late 2005 through mid-2008. It begins with two Halakhic essays, one on the category-formations of the Halakhah and how to account for the ones that we do not have but ought to have anticipated. The argument proceeds to another way of formulating the historical problem of the Talmud, its roots in Scripture. This is followed by an account of how the Halakhah actualizes the Torah's narrative. Also included are four essays on Classical Judaism and two literary studies, which show both old and new engagements. Five book reviews conclude the collection, one of them a review essay, covering Edward Kaplan's two volumes on Abraham J. Heschel. |