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  • Soundings in the Religion of Jesus

    Perspectives and Methods in Jewish and Christian Scholarship

    Edited by Bruce Chilton, Anthony LeDonne, Jacob Neusner ...
    Series series Soundings
    Jesus was a Jew and not a Christian. That affirmation may seem obvious, but here an international cast of Jewish and Christian scholars spell out its weighty and often complex consequences for contemporary Jewish-Christian dialogue. Soundings in the Religion of Jesus contextualizes Jesus and the writings about him that set the stage for Jewish-Christian relations for the next 2000 years. Of equal ... Read more

    $28.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Narrative and Document in the Rabbinic Canon: From the Mishnah to the Talmuds

    Volume I

    by Rabbi Jacob Neusner ...
    Series series Studies in Judaism
    Narrative and Document in the Rabbinic Canon, Volume I is a study of the inclusion of biographical narratives about sages in components of the unfolding canon of Rabbinic Judaism in the formative age. These documents are of the first six centuries C.E. and are exclusive of the two Talmuds. A sage is defined here as a man who embodies the Rabbinic system. A sage-story, then, is an anecdote about ... Read more

    $42.09 USD

  • Neusner on Judaism

    Volume 1: History

    by Jacob Neusner ...
    Jacob Neusner has published more than 1000 books and articles, scholarly and academic, popular and journalistic, and is one of the most published humanities scholars in the world. Over a period of fifty years he has made significant, insightful and challenging contributions to the study of Rabbinic Judaism, particularly in the disciplines covered in the three volumes which make up Neusner on ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Jewish and Christian Doctrines

    The Classics Compared

    by Bruce Chilton, Jacob Neusner ...
    Jewish and Christian Doctrines presents a concise and lucid introduction to the foundations of Judaism and Christianity. The authors explore key documents ofJudaism and Christianity to elucidate and illuminate the doctrinal issues which the documents raise and to examine the similarities and differences between the two faiths. ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Judaism: The Basics

    by Jacob Neusner ...
    Series series The Basics
    The oldest of the world’s major faiths, Judaism as practiced today represents a tradition that goes back nearly 6,000 years. Accessible and wide-ranging, Judaism: The Basics is a must-have resource covering the stories, beliefs and expressions of that tradition.Key topics covered include:the TorahIsrael – the state and its peoplePassoverReform Judaism, Orthodox Judaism and Zionismthe impact of the ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Israel and Zion in American Judaism

    The Zionist Fulfillment

    by Jacob Neusner ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Religion in America
    First published in 1993, Israel and Zion in American Judaism: The Zionist Fulfillment is a collection of 24 essays exploring the concept of who or what is "Israel" following the establishment of the Jewish State in 1948 and the subsequent crisis of self-definition in American Jewry. ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Rabbi Moses

    A Documentary Catalogue

    by Rabbi Jacob Neusner ...
    Series series Studies in Judaism
    This book is an exercise in the systematic recourse to anachronism as a theological-exegetical mode of apologetics. Specifically, Neusner demonstrates the capacity of the Rabbinic sages to read ideas attested in their own day as authoritative testaments to — to them — ancient times. Thus, Scripture was read as integral testimony to the contemporary scene.About a millennium — 750 B.C. E. to 350 C. ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • First Steps in the Talmud

    A Guide to the Confused

    by Rabbi Jacob Neusner ...
    Series series Studies in Judaism
    The Talmud is a confusing piece of writing. It begins no where and ends no where but it does not move in a circle. It is written in several languages and follows rules that in certain circumstances trigger the use of one language over others. Its components are diverse. To translating it requires elaborate complementary language. It cannot be translated verbatim into any language. So a translation ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • The Mishnah

    An Introduction

    by Rabbi Jacob Neusner ...
    In his brilliant introduction on the Mishnah, Jacob Neusner asks:How do you read a book that does not identify its author, tell you where it comes from, or explain why it was written – a book without a preface? And how do you identify a book with neither a beginning nor end, lacking table of contents and title? The answer is you just begin and let the author of the book lead you by paying ... Read more

    $42.09 USD

  • Ezekiel in Talmud and Midrash

    by Rabbi Jacob Neusner ...
    Series series Studies in Judaism
    The Rabbis of classical Judaism, in the first six centuries of the Common Era, commented on the teachings of ancient Israel's prophets and shaped, as much as they were shaped by, prophecy. They commented on much of the Scriptural heritage and they made it their own. This collection of the Rabbinic comments on biblical books makes easily accessible the Rabbinic reading of the prophetic heritage and ... Read more

    $72.89 USD

  • Religion and Immigration

    Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Experiences in the United States

    by David O'Brien, Chester Gillis, Randall Balmer, Ana María Díaz-Stevens, Anthony J. Pinn, Johnathan D. Sarna, Alan M. Kraut, Aminah McCloud, M .A. Muqtedar Khan, Ingrid Mattson, Guillermina Jasso, Douglas S. Massey, Mark R. Rosenzweig, James P.Smith, Rabbi Jacob Neusner ...
    Since its inception, the United States has defined itself as a nation of immigrants and a land of religious freedom. But following September 11, 2001 American openness to immigrants and openness to other beliefs have come into question. In a timely manner, Religion and Immigration provides comparative perspectives on Protestants, Catholics, Muslims and Jews entering the American scene. Will ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • Chapters in the Formative History of Judaism, Eighth Series

    Systemic Perspectives

    by Rabbi Jacob Neusner ...
    Series series Studies in Judaism
    This collection of essays draws on work done in 2011¬–2012. The author takes up several topics in the systemic analysis of Judaism, its literature, and its theology. The reason for periodically collecting and publishing essays and reviews is to give them a second life, after they have served as lectures or as summaries of monographs or as free-standing articles or as expositions of Judaism in ... Read more

    $42.09 USD