Studying Classical Judaism
Studying Classical Judaism

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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 1991-01-01

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780664251369

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What do we know about the history, literature, and religion of Judaism in its formative age? How do we know it, and why does it matter? In Studying Classical Judaism, renowned scholar and author Jacob Neusner addresses these and other important questions. Applying many of the same methods Christian scholars use to study Christianity, Neusner outlines what we now know about ancient Judaism. He points out the core-belief of normative Judaism and reveals the methodological underpinnings of the most cogent and up-to-date interpretations of the texts that determined classical Judaism.

On Jewish Learning
On Jewish Learning

Author: Franz Rosenzweig

Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780299182342

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Seeking how to be an observant Jew in the modern world, Rosenzweig refused to reduce the traditions of Jewish law to mere rituals, customs, and folkways. His aim for himself and for others was to find Judaism by living it, and to live it by knowing it more deeply."--BOOK JACKET.

Learn Talmud
Learn Talmud

Author: Judith Z. Abrams

Publisher: Jason Aronson, Incorporated

Published: 1995-10-01

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1461629349

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Judith Abrams, author of the highly acclaimed The Talmud for Beginners, Volumes I & II, creates yet another way of making Talmud study easy and accessible for the novice. Rabbi Abrams has chosen to work with the Steinsaltz Edition of the Talmud, edited and with commentary by Adin Steinsaltz, one of the greatest Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century. This volume is a must for both student and teacher.

Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity
Studies in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity

Author: Pieter W. van der Horst

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2014-03-13

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 9004271112

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Over the past 45 years Professor Pieter W. van der Horst contributed extensively to the study of ancient Judaism and early Christianity. The 24 papers in this volume, written since his early retirement in 2006, cover a wide range of topics, all of them concerning the religious world of Judaism and Christianity in the Hellenistic, Roman, and early Byzantine era. They reflect his research interests in Jewish epigraphy, Jewish interpretation of the Bible, Jewish prayer culture, the diaspora in Asia Minor, exegetical problems in the writings of Philo and Josephus, Samaritan history, texts from ancient Christianity which have received little attention (the poems of Cyrus of Panopolis, the Doctrina Jacobi nuper baptizati, the Letter of Mara bar Sarapion), and miscellanea such as the pagan myth of Jewish cannibalism, the meaning of the Greek expression ‘without God,’ the religious significance of sneezing in pagan antiquity, and the variety of stories about pious long-sleepers in the ancient world (pagan, Jewish, Christian).

The Emergence of Judaism
The Emergence of Judaism

Author: Christine Elizabeth Hayes

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 2010-10-01

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0800697499

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This brief survey text tells the story of Judaism. Through the lens of modern biblical scholarship, Christine Elizabeth Hayes explores the shifting cultural contexts-the Babylonian exile, the Roman Empire, the Byzantine period, the rise of Christianity-that affected Jewish thought and practice, and laid the groundwork for the Talmudic era and its modern legacy. Thematic chapters explore the evolution of Judaism through its beginnings in biblical monotheism, the Second Temple Period in Palestine, the interaction of Hellenism and Judaism, the spread of rabbinic authority, and the essence of ethno-religious Jewish identity.

The Classics of Judaism
The Classics of Judaism

Author: Jacob Neusner

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 9780664254551

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Neusner introduces the reader to selections from all the documents of the Torah and Scripture that define the canon of Judaism in its formative stage

The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies
The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies

Author: Martin Goodman

Publisher: Oxford Handbooks Online

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 1060

ISBN-13: 9780199280322

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The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies reflects the current state of scholarship in the field as analyzed by an international team of experts in the different and varied areas represented within contemporary Jewish Studies. Unlike recent attempts to encapsulate the current state of Jewish Studies, the Oxford Handbook is more than a mere compendium of agreed facts; rather, it is an exhaustive survey of current interests and directions in the field.

The Jewish Intellectual Tradition
The Jewish Intellectual Tradition

Author: Alan Kadish

Publisher: Academic Studies PRess

Published: 2021-01-19

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1644695367

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The Jewish intellectual tradition has a long and complex history that has resulted in significant and influential works of scholarship. In this book, the authors suggest that there is a series of common principles that can be extracted from the Jewish intellectual tradition that have broad, even life-changing, implications for individual and societal achievement. These principles include respect for tradition while encouraging independent, often disruptive thinking; a precise system of logical reasoning in pursuit of the truth; universal education continuing through adulthood; and living a purposeful life. The main objective of this book is to understand the historical development of these principles and to demonstrate how applying them judiciously can lead to greater intellectual productivity, a more fulfilling existence, and a more advanced society.

Judaism, Philosophy, Culture
Judaism, Philosophy, Culture

Author: Erwin Isak Jakob Rosenthal

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780700712434

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One of the outstanding interpreters of Jewish culture in the twentieth century has been Erwin Rosenthal. This book contains some of his most influential work, ranging from the nature of Jewish political thought, both classical and medieval, to Christian reactions to Judaism and to varying approaches to the study of the Bible.

Textual Sources for the Study of Judaism
Textual Sources for the Study of Judaism

Author: Philip S. Alexander

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780226012971

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"Alexander assembles material from Scripture and tradition, through religious law and ethical literature to a section on Society and the Jews, and prefaces the whole with an admirable introduction."—Jonathan Sacks, Jewish Chronicle "The texts . . . which are drawn from over two thousand years of history, are usefully divided, annotated and glossed. They enable students to explore the tradition in a new way [and] give a marvellous insight into the richness and liveliness of the Jewish religion and culture: we are given wit and pathos in addition to popular story and religious law."—Janet Trotter, Resource