Reading Jewish religious texts / / Eliezer Segal

• Autore: Segal Eliezer
• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Disciplina: 296.1
• Soggetto topico: Judaism - History; Rabbinical literature - History and criticism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Reading Jewish Religious Texts; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1.Prayers and liturgical texts; Daily prayer: The eighteen blessings; From the additional service for festivals; From the additional service for Rosh Hashanah; Various liturgical blessings; The Passover Haggadah; Piyyut-Hebrew liturgical poetry; T'khinnes; 2.Aggadah and Midrash; Halakhic Midrash; Aggadic Midrash: homiletic; Aggadic Midrash: exegetical; 3.The literature of halakhic discourse; Passages from the Torah; Mishnah; The Babylonian Talmud; The Babylonian Geonim; The Sephardic codes of Jewish law ; Rashi and the medieval French and German commentatorsLater halakhic authorities; 4. Jewish bible commentaries; Interpreting Balak; 5.Philosophy and rational theology; From: Saadiah Gaon's The Book of Doctrines and Opinions; Bahya Ibn Paquda; Moses Maimonides; Judah Halevi, Kuzari; Abraham Isaac Hakohen Kook; 6.Esoteric, mystical and kabbalistic texts; MishnahHagigah 2:1; ToseftaHagigah 2:2; Babylonian TalmudH.agigah; ToseftaHagigah; "Heikhalot" mysticism; Kabbalah and the symbolism of the ten sefirot; Abraham Abulafia; The Kabbalah of Rabbi Isaac Luria; Rabbi Joseph Caro's Maggid Meisharim ; 7.Moralistic and ethical writingsMishnah Avot chapter 4; BahyaIbn Paquda; The Book of the Pious; The discourses of Rabbi Nissim ben Reuben of Gerona; The memoirs of Glueckel of Hameln; Rabbi Moses Hayyim Luzzatto, The Path of the Upright; Hasidic stories; Hasidicteachings: Rabbi Elimelech of Lyzhansk; Timeline of Jewish religious texts and authors; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography of Jewish religious texts in English; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Reading Jewish Religious Texts introduces students to a range of significant post-biblical Jewish writing. It covers diverse genres such as prayer and liturgical poetry, biblical interpretation, religious law, philosophy, mysticism and works of ethical instruction. Each text is newly translated into English and accompanied by a detailed explanation to help clarify the concepts and arguments. The commentary also situates the work within its broader historical and ideological context, giving readers an enhanced appreciation of its place in the Jewish religious experience. This volume
• Titolo autorizzato: Reading Jewish religious texts
• ISBN: 1-283-44297-3; 9786613442970; 1-136-65184-5; 0-203-80594-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457811103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Reading religious texts series.