Christianity, Judaism and Other Greco-Roman Cults, Part 3
Christianity, Judaism and Other Greco-Roman Cults, Part 3

Author: Jacob Neusner

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2004-07-09

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1592447414

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The editor hopes that these papers, on themes of interest to Morton Smith, will contribute to the critical discussion of some problems of concern to him. Since Smith is one of the great scholarly masters of this generation, it is through scholarship, and not through encomia, that the editor and his colleagues choose to pay their tribute. The facts about the man, his writings, his critical judgment, intelligence, erudition and wit, his labor as selfless teacher and objective, profound critic speak for themselves and require no embellishment.... I hope that the quality of what follows will impress my teacher, Professor Morton Smith, and those scholars who care to read these volumes, as having been worth the immense efforts of all concerned. From the Foreword by Jacob Neusner

Christianity, Judaism and Other Greco-Roman Cults, Part 4
Christianity, Judaism and Other Greco-Roman Cults, Part 4

Author: Jacob Neusner

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2004-07-09

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1725211246

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The editor hopes that these papers, on themes of interest to Morton Smith, will contribute to the critical discussion of some problems of concern to him. Since Smith is one of the great scholarly masters of this generation, it is through scholarship, and not through encomia, that the editor and his colleagues choose to pay their tribute. The facts about the man, his writings, his critical judgment, intelligence, erudition and wit, his labor as selfless teacher and objective, profound critic speak for themselves and require no embellishment.... I hope that the quality of what follows will impress my teacher, Professor Morton Smith, and those scholars who care to read these volumes, as having been worth the immense efforts of all concerned. From the Foreword by Jacob Neusner

Christianity, Judaism and Other Greco-Roman Cults, Part 2
Christianity, Judaism and Other Greco-Roman Cults, Part 2

Author: Jacob Neusner

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2004-07-09

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1725211270

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The editor hopes that these papers, on themes of interest to Morton Smith, will contribute to the critical discussion of some problems of concern to him. Since Smith is one of the great scholarly masters of this generation, it is through scholarship, and not through encomia, that the editor and his colleagues choose to pay their tribute. The facts about the man, his writings, his critical judgment, intelligence, erudition and wit, his labor as selfless teacher and objective, profound critic speak for themselves and require no embellishment.... I hope that the quality of what follows will impress my teacher, Professor Morton Smith, and those scholars who care to read these volumes, as having been worth the immense efforts of all concerned. From the Foreword by Jacob Neusner

Christianity, Judaism and Other Greco-Roman Cults, Part 1
Christianity, Judaism and Other Greco-Roman Cults, Part 1

Author: Jacob Neusner

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2004-07-09

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1592447392

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The editor hopes that these papers, on themes of interest to Morton Smith, will contribute to the critical discussion of some problems of concern to him. Since Smith is one of the great scholarly masters of this generation, it is through scholarship, and not through encomia, that the editor and his colleagues choose to pay their tribute. The facts about the man, his writings, his critical judgment, intelligence, erudition and wit, his labor as selfless teacher and objective, profound critic speak for themselves and require no embellishment.... I hope that the quality of what follows will impress my teacher, Professor Morton Smith, and those scholars who care to read these volumes, as having been worth the immense efforts of all concerned. From the Foreword by Jacob Neusner

The Biblical World
The Biblical World

Author: John Barton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-04-25

Total Pages: 985

ISBN-13: 1134272197

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The Biblical World is a comprehensive guide to the contents, historical settings and social context of the Bible. It presents the fruits of years of specialist study in an accessible form, and is essential reading for anyone who reads the Bible and would like to know more about how and why it came to be. Written by an international collection of experts, the volumes include a full overview of the full range of biblical material, before going on to more detailed discussions of myth and prophecy to poetry and proverbs. Explorations of the historical background are complemented by the findings of archaeology, and the book explores language, law, administration, social life and the arts as well. Major figures of the Bible - including Abraham, Jesus and Paul - are studied in detail, as are the main religious concepts it contains, such as salvation and purity. Also including an examination of how the Bible is viewed today, this monumental work will be an invaluable resource for students, academics and clergy, and for all to whom the Bible is important as a religious or cultural document.

Essays on the Book of Enoch and Other Early Jewish Texts and Traditions
Essays on the Book of Enoch and Other Early Jewish Texts and Traditions

Author: Michael Anthony Knibb

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 9004167250

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This volume brings together twenty-one essays by Michael Knibb on the Book of Enoch and on other Early Jewish texts and traditions, which were originally published in a wide range of journals, Festschriften, conference proceedings and thematic collections. A number of the essays are concerned with the issues raised by the complex textual history and literary genesis of 1 Enoch, but the majority are concerned with the interpretation of specific texts or with themes such as messianism. The essays illustrate some of the dominant concerns of Michael Knibb's work, particularly the importance of the idea of exile; the way in which older texts regarded as authoritative were reinterpreted in later writings; and the connections between the apocalyptic writings and the sapiential literature.

The Pluralistic Halakhah
The Pluralistic Halakhah

Author: Paul Heger

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2010-11-05

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 3110901218

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This study examines by a meticulous analysis of abundant rabbinic citations the pluralism of the Halakhah in the pre-70 period which stands in contrast to the fixed Halakhah of later periods. The Temple's destruction provoked, for political motives, the initiation of this significant shift, which protracted itself, in developmental stages, for a longer period. The transition from the Tannaitic to the Amoraic era was a consequential turning point on the extended path from flexibility to rigidity in Jewish law.