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
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2007, c2007
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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
Physical Description:279 p.
ISBN:9780191712067
019171206X