The Four Stages of Rabbinic Judaism

The Four Stages of Rabbinic Judaism

Author: Jacob Neusner

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1134646496

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This concise volume provides a lucid introduction to the genesis and development of Rabbinic Judaism. Jacob Neusner outlines and examines the four stages in which the initial period of the historical development of Rabbinic Judaism divides, beginning with the Pentateuch and ending with its definitive and normative statement in the Talmud of Babylonia. He traces the development of Rabbinic Judaism by exploring the relationships between and among the cognate writings which embody its formative history.


Jewish and Christian Doctrines

Jewish and Christian Doctrines

Author: Bruce Chilton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-01-22

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1134689535

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Jewish and Christian Doctrines presents a concise and lucid introduction to the foundations of Judaism and Christianity. The authors explore key documents ofJudaism and Christianity to elucidate and illuminate the doctrinal issues which the documents raise and to examine the similarities and differences between the two faiths.