Torah : from scroll to symbol in formative Judaism / Jacob Neusner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neusner, Jacob, 1932-2016

Series:

Neusner, Jacob, 1932-2016. Foundations of Judaism ; pt. 3.

The Foundations of Judaism : method, teleology, doctrine ; pt. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--History--Talmudic period, 10-425.

Judaism.

History.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Torah (The Hebrew word).

Judaism--Talmudic period.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xxi, 181 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Fortress Press, [1985]

Summary:

"In late antiquity, the inherited doctrine of the Torah as canon of Scripture underwent radical revision. Jacob Neusner here investigates the revised doctrine from the vantage point of that time when "the Torah' lost its capital letter and definite article and ultimately became 'torah.'" During this time, the parochial and literary limits of "Torah" had to be redefined to accommodate the Mishnah and the word ceased to refer specifically to the scroll and its contents. Instead it developed into "a symbol of an entire system," and came to stand for "a distinctive and well-defined world view and way of life"--That of the rabbis. "Torah" thus took on more connotations--both concrete and abstract--and evolved into a symbol for whatever the sages wished to say about the salvation and sanctification of Israel."--Jacket.

Contents:

The Mishnah and the Torah

Abot : from the Torah to Torah

Tosefta : Torah in the Mishnah's first Talmud

The Talmud of the land of Israel

The compilations of scriptural exegesis

The Talmud of Babylonia.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

Acc.# 905.

ISBN:

0800607341

9780800607340

OCLC:

10923799