LEADER 03511nam 2200637 450 001 9910797574103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8276-1275-3 010 $a0-8276-1248-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000465764 035 $a(EBL)3571071 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001546394 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16141510 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001546394 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14796228 035 $a(PQKB)11035176 035 $a(OCoLC)918983976 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse46579 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3571071 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11091517 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL823896 035 $a(OCoLC)929515058 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3571071 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000465764 100 $a20151122h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAkiva $elife, legend, legacy /$fReuven Hammer 210 1$aPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania :$cThe Jewish Publication Society,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (269 p.) 300 $a"Published by the University of Nebraska Press as a Jewish Publication Society book." 311 $a0-8276-1215-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aAkiva's early life -- Becoming a sage -- The new sage and public figure -- The mystical interpreter of Torah -- The organizer of Torah -- Akiva and the Song of Songs -- Aspects of Akiva's theology -- Akiva's resistance, imprisonment, and death -- The man and his legacy. 330 $a"Reuven Hammer traces the life of the great and legendary Sage, from youth to a martyr's death, and his many contributions to Rabbinic Judaism"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"The legendary Akiva ben Yosef has fascinated Jews for centuries. One of and arguably the most important of the Tannaim, or early Jewish sages, he lived during a crucial era in the development of Judaism as we know it today, and his theology played a major part in the development of Rabbinic Judaism. Reuven Hammer details Akiva's life as it led to a martyr's death and delves into the rich legacy Akiva left us.That legacy played an extraordinarily important role in helping the Jewish people survive difficult challenges and forge a vibrant religious life anew and it continues to influence Jewish law, ethics, and theology even today. Akiva's contribution to the development of Oral Torah cannot be overestimated, and in this first book written in English about the sage since 1936, Hammer reassesses Akiva's role from the period before the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE until the Bar Kokhba Revolt in 135 CE. He also assesses new findings about the growth of early Judaism, the reasons why Akiva was so outspoken about "Christian Jews," the influence of Hellenism, the Septuagint, and the canonization of the Hebrew Bible. Ultimately, Hammer shows that Judaism without Akiva would be a very different religion"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aTannaim$vBiography 606 $aJews$xHistory$yBar Kokhba Rebellion, 132-135 606 $aMartyrdom$xJudaism 615 0$aTannaim 615 0$aJews$xHistory 615 0$aMartyrdom$xJudaism. 676 $a296.1/20092 686 $aBIO018000$aREL040030$2bisacsh 700 $aHammer$b Reuven $01543348 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797574103321 996 $aAkiva$93796738 997 $aUNINA