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Back to the sources : reading the classic Jewish texts / edited by Barry W. Holtz.
Van Pelt - Judaica/Ancient Near East Resource Room (401) BM496.5 .B33 1984
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judaism--History--Sources.
- Judaism.
- History.
- Genre:
- Sources.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 448 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Summit Books, [1984]
- Summary:
- "The first complete modern guide to the great books of the Jewish tradition: what they are and how to read them, by today's leading scholars"--Jacket subtitle. Scholars include Joel Rosenberg, Edward L. Greenstein, Murray H. Lichtenstein, Robert Goldenberg, Barry W. Holtz, Norbert M. Samuelson, Lawrence Fine, Arthur Green, and Alan Mintz.
- Contents:
- On reading Jewish texts / Barry W. Holtz
- Biblical narrative / Joel Rosenberg
- Biblical law / Edward L. Greenstein
- Biblical poetry / Murray H. Lichtenstein
- Talmud / Robert Goldenberg
- Midrash / Barry W. Holtz
- Medieval Bible commentaries / Edward L. Greenstein
- Medieval Jewish philosophy / Norbert M. Samuelson
- Kabbalistic texts / Lawrence Fine
- Teachings of the Hasidic masters / Arthur Green
- Prayer and the prayerbook / Alan Mintz.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Back to the sources.
- ISBN:
- 0671454676
- 9780671454678
- 0671605968
- 9780671605964
- OCLC:
- 10753795
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