Forms of rabbinic literature and thought: an introduction

Surveying the corpus of rabbinic literature, written in Hebrew and Aramaic and which contains the foundations of Judaism, in particular the Talmud, this book explains why the character of the texts is crucial to an understanding of rabbinic thought and why they pose problems to modern, Western-educa...

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Main Author: Samely, Alexander 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2007
In:Year: 2007
Reviews:Alexander Samely, Forms of Rabbinic Literature and Thought: An Introduction (2009) (Stemberger, Günter, 1940 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Rabbinic literature
Further subjects:B Rabbinical literature History and criticism
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Surveying the corpus of rabbinic literature, written in Hebrew and Aramaic and which contains the foundations of Judaism, in particular the Talmud, this book explains why the character of the texts is crucial to an understanding of rabbinic thought and why they pose problems to modern, Western-educated readers.
ISBN:019171206X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199296736.001.0001