| Aspects of Rabbinic Theology: Including the Original Preface of 1909 & the Introduction by Louis Finkelstein Contributor(s): Schechter, Solomon (Author), Gillman, Neil (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1879045249 ISBN-13: 9781879045248 Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing OUR PRICE: $23.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1993 Annotation: A learned yet highly accessible classic statement of the ideas that form the religious consciousness of the Jewish people at large--by one of the great minds of Jewish scholarship in the 20th century. Includes the original Preface from the 1909 edition and Louis Finkelstein's Introduction to the 1961 edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Talmud - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Dewey: 296.120 |
| LCCN: 92043435 |
| Series: Jewish Lights Classic Reprint |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.05" W x 8.98" (1.46 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The classic statement of the ideas which form the religious consciousness of the Jewish people at large, by one of the great minds of Jewish scholarship of our century. His creative scholarship, compelling English style, and warm personality have given this book lasting influence on Jew and non-Jew alike. Includes the original preface of 1909 and the introduction by Louis Finkelstein. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gillman, Neil: - Neil Gillman, rabbi and PhD, is professor of Jewish philosophy at The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, where he has served as chair of the Department of Jewish Philosophy and dean of the Rabbinical School. He is author of Believing and Its Tensions: A Personal Conversation about God, Torah, Suffering and Death in Jewish Thought; The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a Publishers Weekly "Best Book of the Year"; The Way Into Encountering God in Judaism; The Jewish Approach to God: A Brief Introduction for Christians; Traces of God: Seeing God in Torah, History and Everyday Life (all Jewish Lights) and Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew, winner of the National Jewish Book Award. |