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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788537603321

Autore

Neusner Jacob <1932->

Titolo

Chapters in the formative history of Judaism [[electronic resource] ] : fifth series : some current essays on the history, literature, and theology of Judaism / / Jacob Neusner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : University Press of America, Inc., 2010

ISBN

1-283-61598-3

9786613928436

0-7618-5240-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (141 p.)

Collana

Studies in Judaism

Disciplina

296.1206

Soggetti

Judaism - History - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I: On the History of Judaism; 1. Resentment and Renewal: toward a Theory of the History of Judaism; 2. Restorationist Soteriology in Rabbinic Judaism; 3. Judaism: Tradition and Heritage; Part II: On the Literature of Judaism Canon and Category; 4. Canonical Documents and Native Categories; 5. Canonical Narrative and the Documentary Hypothesis. From the Mishnah to the talmuds; 6. Sage-Stories in the two Talmuds: How the Documents Differ

7. Explaining an Academic Commentary. A visual Recapitulation of Bavli Hullin as translated by tzvee zahavyPart III: On the Theology of Judaism; 8. Do Monotheist Religions Worship the Same God? A Perspective on Classical Judaism

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of eight essays draws on a half-year of work, the second six months of 2009. Neusner takes up three problems in the history of Religions, four essays on fundamental issues in form-history and the documentary hypothesis of the Rabbinic canon, and one theological essay.