The initial phases of the Talmud's Judaism
About the Author Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. Product description
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In search of Talmudic biography: the problem of the attributed saying
About the Author Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.
What, exactly, did the rabbinic sages mean by "the oral Torah": an inductive answer to the question of Rabbinic Judaism
Examines the evolution of the concept that Moses received two versions of the Torah at Sinai, one written and one oral, and that the oral version has been passed down, mouth-to-mouth, to the present day. Follows the chain of documents on the written side, looks at how the two Torah differ, and compares how the difference has been understood in various contexts. No index or bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
The rules of composition of the Talmud of Babylonia: the cogency of the Bavli's composite
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From literature to theology in formative Judaism: three preliminary studies
Decoding the Talmud's exegetical program: from detail to principle in the Bavli's quest for generalization : Babylonian Talmud Tractate Shabbat
A history of the Mishnaic Law of Purities
Vanquished nation, broken spirit: the virtues of the heart in formative Judaism
From the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D. to the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, the Jews were a conquered nation. Yet Jewish sages and holy works preached a doctrine of both interior and exterior virtue that allowed the Jewish people to feel and believe in the dignity and nobility of their earthly condition. Neusner's book explores the attitudes in Jewish canonical writings and asks how these virtues relate to the politics of the Jews as a vanquished people. Jacob Neusner, the author of over 166 books on Judaism and Jewish history, is a frequent lecturer both in America and throughout the world. He has been a Fulbright Fellow at the Hebrew University, and twice has been a Guggenheim Fellow.
The peripatetic saying: the problem of the thrice-told tale in Talmudic literature
The aggadic role in halakhic discourse
Lamentations Rabbah
Writing with Scripture: the authority and uses of the Hebrew Bible in the Torah of formative Judaism
Analyzes how, in the formation of Judaism, the written Torah, also called the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament, relate to and served the dual Torah, which consisted of both oral and written elements. Argues against holding up the written texts alone as "proofs," and that the written and oral forms comprised a single, seamless whole. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
The Bavli's one statement: the metapropositional program of Babylonian Talmud Tractate Zebahim chapters one and five
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