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1st Edition
Published on 30. June 2008
448 pages
978-1-4391-2665-3 (ISBN)
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Essays analyze the major traditional texts of Judaism from literary, historical, philosophical, and religious points of view.
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Barry W. Holtz
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11/2001
Simon & Schuster Ltd
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Barry W. Holtz, born in Boston, is the Theodore and Florence Baumritter Professor of Jewish Education at The Jewish Theological Seminary. Holtz received completed his undergraduate studies at Tufts University and his doctorate from Brandeis University in English and American Literature. He is the author of many books including Rabbi Akiva: Sage of the Talmud and Finding Our Way: Jewish Texts and the Lives We Lead Today.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Introduction: On Reading Jewish Texts
- CHAPTER ONE Bible
- CHAPTER TWO Talmud ROBERT GOLDENBERG
- CHAPTER THREE Midrash BARRY W HOLTZ
- CHAPTER FOUR Medieval Bible Commentaries EDWARD L GREENSTEIN
- CHAPTER FIVE Medieval Jewish Philosophy NORBERT M SAMUELSON
- CHAPTER SIX Kabbalistic Texts LAWRENCE FINE
- CHAPTER SEVEN Teachings of the Hasidic Masters ARTHUR GREEN
- CHAPTER EIGHT Prayer and the Prayerbook ALAN MINTZ
- Index
- About the Contributors
