Three questions of formative Judaism : history, literature, and religion / by Jacob Neusner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neusner, Jacob, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Historiography.

Judaism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Boston ; Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill Academic Publishers, [2002]

Summary:

The academic study of Judaism requires a systematic inquiry into the history, literature, and religion-and eventually the theology-as revealed in the historical documents themselves. Under this premise, Three Questions of Formative Judaism encounters the canonical writings of Judaism in the context of their creation at a certain time and place. How something is said thus becomes as important as what is said. Bringing nearly fifty years of research to bear on these fundamental questions, Jacob Neusner challenges his readers to face the difficult, often unasked or neglected questions about the nature, background, and purposes of Rabbinic Judaism and rewards them with an enriched understanding and a stronger foundation for tackling the even more elusive questions concerning the theology of formative Judaism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-49419-7

OCLC:

657897302

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004494190 DOI