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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783820603321

Autore

Neusner Jacob <1932, >

Titolo

The four stages of rabbinic Judaism / / Jacob Neusner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-134-64648-8

1-134-64649-6

1-280-33384-7

0-203-01228-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Disciplina

296/.09/015

Soggetti

Judaism - History - To 70 A.D

Judaism - History - Talmudic period, 10-425

Rabbinical literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-223) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; The Pentateuchal stage; From Scripture to the Mishnah; The Mishnah on its own: the initial statement; The Mishnah in Pentateuchal context: continuity and change; The Talmuds: the conclusive statement; The Talmuds in Pentateuchal context: Israel in history; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.