A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Volume 7: Negaim. Sifra
Author: Neusner
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-09-20
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9004668101
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A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 7
Author: Jacob Neusner
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2007-04-01
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 1725219018
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe history of Jews from the period of the Second Temple to the rise of Islam. From 'A History of the Mishnaic Law of Appointed Times, Part 1' This volume introduces the sources of Judaism in late antiquity to scholars in adjacent fields, such as the study of the Old and New Testaments, Ancient History, the ancient Near East, and the history of religion. In two volumes, leading American, Israeli, and European specialists in the history, literature, theology, and archaeology of Judaism offer factual answers to the two questions that the study of any religion in ancient times must raise. The first is, what are the sources -- written and in material culture -- that inform us about that religion? The second is, how have we to understand those sources in reconstructing the history of various Judaic systems in antiquity. The chapters set forth in simple statements, intelligible to non-specialists, the facts which the sources provide. Because of the nature of the subject and acute interest in it, the specialists also raise some questions particular to the study of Judaism, dealing with its historical relationship with nascent Christianity in New Testament times. The work forms the starting point for the study of all the principal questions concerning Judaism in late antiquity and sets forth the most current, critical results of scholarship.
Neusner on Judaism
Author: Jacob Neusner
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-11-28
Total Pages: 517
ISBN-13: 1351152742
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJacob Neusner has published more than 1000 books and articles, scholarly and academic, popular and journalistic, and is one of the most published humanities scholars in the world. Over a period of fifty years he has made significant, insightful and challenging contributions to the study of Rabbinic Judaism, particularly in the disciplines covered in the three volumes which make up Neusner on Judaism: the study of history (volume 1), literature (volume 2), and religion and theology (volume 3). These unique volumes of selective writings by Jacob Neusner, with new introductions by the author, offer scholars an invaluable resource in the field of Judaic Studies.
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Appointed Times, Part 2
Author: Jacob Neusner
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2007-04-01
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1556353618
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe history of Jews from the period of the Second Temple to the rise of Islam. From 'A History of the Mishnaic Law of Appointed Times, Part 1' This volume introduces the sources of Judaism in late antiquity to scholars in adjacent fields, such as the study of the Old and New Testaments, Ancient History, the ancient Near East, and the history of religion. In two volumes, leading American, Israeli, and European specialists in the history, literature, theology, and archaeology of Judaism offer factual answers to the two questions that the study of any religion in ancient times must raise. The first is, what are the sources -- written and in material culture -- that inform us about that religion? The second is, how have we to understand those sources in reconstructing the history of various Judaic systems in antiquity. The chapters set forth in simple statements, intelligible to non-specialists, the facts which the sources provide. Because of the nature of the subject and acute interest in it, the specialists also raise some questions particular to the study of Judaism, dealing with its historical relationship with nascent Christianity in New Testament times. The work forms the starting point for the study of all the principal questions concerning Judaism in late antiquity and sets forth the most current, critical results of scholarship.
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Appointed Times, Part Two
Author: Neusner
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2023-11-27
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9004666524
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities
Author: Jacob Neusner
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2024-01-15
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 900466811X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMidrash, Mishnah, and Gemara
Author: David Halivni
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2009-06-30
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 0674038150
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn eminent authority on the Talmud offers here an analysis of classical rabbinic texts that illuminates the nature of Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara, and highlights a fundamental characteristic of Jewish law. Midrash is firmly based on—draws its support from—Scripture. It thus projects the idea that law must be justified. The concept, David Weiss Halivni demonstrates, is at the heart of Jewish law and can be traced from the Bible (especially evident in Deuteronomy) through the classical commentaries of the Talmud. Only Mishnah is—like other ancient Near Eastern law—apodictic, recognizing no need for justification. But Midrash existed before Mishnah and its law served as grounding for the non-justificatory Mishnaic texts. Indeed, Halivni argues, Mishnah was a deviant form and consequently short-lived and never successfully revived, a response to particular religious and political conditions after the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE. He chronicles the persistence of justificatory Midrash, the culmination of its development in Gemara in the fifth and sixth centuries, and its continuation down through the ages. David Weiss Halivni has given us a lucid and compelling picture of the several modes of rabbinic learning and disputation and their historical relation to one another.
Vanquished Nation, Broken Spirit
Author: Jacob Neusner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1987-07-31
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780521328326
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNeusner's book explores how attitudes in Jewish canonical writings relate to the politics of the Jews as a vanquished people.
Jesus in Context
Author: Bruce D. Chilton
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2018-12-10
Total Pages: 584
ISBN-13: 9004332472
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Proclamation of Jesus seeks to place Jesus in the context of first-century Palestinian Judaism. The authors hope to discern the essence of his preaching, his concept of the kingdom of God, and the place of purity in his teaching and activities. Better methods for assessing not simply the authenticity of reported sayings and deeds, but for tracing the development of tradition are considered. The authors are convinced that most of the Synoptic tradition is authentic, but that much of it has been reinterpreted and recontextualized. Herein lies the real challenge for those investigating the historical Jesus. The Proclamation of Jesus opens up new avenues of study and makes new proposals for understanding Jesus in the context of his place and time.
Three Questions of Formative Judaism
Author: Jacob Neusner
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-10-01
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9004494197
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe academic study of Judaism requires a systematic inquiry into the history, literature, and religion—and eventually the theology—as revealed in the historical documents themselves. Under this premise, Three Questions of Formative Judaism encounters the canonical writings of Judaism in the context of their creation at a certain time and place. How something is said thus becomes as important as what is said. Bringing nearly fifty years of research to bear on these fundamental questions, Jacob Neusner challenges his readers to face the difficult, often unasked or neglected questions about the nature, background, and purposes of Rabbinic Judaism and rewards them with an enriched understanding and a stronger foundation for tackling the even more elusive questions concerning the theology of formative Judaism. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.
