Titre :	The classics of Judaism : a textbook and reader
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Jacob Neusner (1932-2016), Auteur
Editeur :	Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press
Année de publication :	©1995
Importance :	xxi, 486 p.
Format :	23 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-664-25455-1
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references and index
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Judaism Rabbinical literature
Résumé :	Neusner introduces the reader to selections from all the documents of the Torah and Scripture that define the canon of Judaism in its formative stage. ... This book also acts as a primer for learning how to approach and read any book of Judaism.
Note de contenu :	1. How to Read a Book of Judaism. 2. The Written Torah: The Hebrew Scriptures ("Old Testament") and Judaism -- Pt. 1. The Oral Torah: The Mishnah and the Tosefta. 3. The Mishnah (ca. 200 C.E.). 4. Reading from the Mishnah. 5. The Tosefta (ca. 200-300 C.E.). 6. Reading from the Tosefta -- Pt. 2. Tractate Abot (The Fathers). 7. Tractate Abot (ca. 250 C.E.). 8. Reading from Tractate Abot -- Pt. 3. The Earlier Midrash Compilations: "The Tannaite Midrashim" [ca. 200-300 C.E.]. 9. What Is Midrash? 10. Mekhilta Attributed to R. Ishmael. 11. Reading from the Mekhilta Attributed to R. Ishmael. 12. Sifra (to Leviticus). 13. Reading from Sifra. 14. Sifre to Numbers. 15. Reading from Sifre to Numbers. 16. Sifre to Deuteronomy. 17. Reading from Sifre to Deuteronomy -- Pt. 4. The First Talmud: The Talmud of the Land of Israel [ca. 400 C.E.]. 18. What is a Talmud? An Example of a Talmud. 19. Defining the Two Talmuds. 20. Reading from the Talmud of the Land of Israel. Pt. 5. The Later Midrash Compilations [ca. 450 C.E.]. 21. Genesis Rabbah. 22. Reading from Genesis Rabbah. 23. Leviticus Rabbah. 24. Reading from Leviticus Rabbah. 25. Pesiqta deRab Kahana. 26. Reading from Pesiqta deRab Kahana (And a Recapitulation of the Traits of the Later Midrash Compilations) -- Pt. 6. The Second Talmud: The Talmud of Babylonia [ca. 600 C.E.]. 27. The Talmud of Babylonia. 28. Why the Bavli Won. 29. Meeting God in the Torah: The Bavli and the Integrity of Truth -- Pt. 7. The Latest Midrash Compilations [ca. 500-600 C.E.]. 30. Lamentations Rabbati. 31. Reading from Lamentations Rabbati. 32. Ruth Rabbah. 33. Reading from Ruth Rabbah. 34. Esther Rabbah I. 35. Reading from Esther Rabbah I. 36. Song of Songs Rabbah. 37. Reading from Song of Songs Rabbah -- Pt. 8. The Talmud to Tractate Abot [ca. 600 C.E.]. 38. The Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan (And a Reading from The Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan) -- Pt. 9. The Prayerbook of Judaism. 39. The Basic Structure of Judaic Prayer: The Shema, the Prayer, Alenu. 40. Prayers for the Sabbath and Festivals, the Days of Awe, Passover. 41. Other Prayers of Judaism: Circumcision, the Marriage Rite, Burial, Grace after Meals -- Pt. 10. What Makes a Book a Classic of Judaism? 42. Singing the Torah.

The classics of Judaism : a textbook and reader [texte imprimé] / Jacob Neusner (1932-2016), Auteur . - Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, ©1995 . - xxi, 486 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-664-25455-1
Includes bibliographical references and index
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Judaism Rabbinical literature
Résumé :	Neusner introduces the reader to selections from all the documents of the Torah and Scripture that define the canon of Judaism in its formative stage. ... This book also acts as a primer for learning how to approach and read any book of Judaism.
Note de contenu :	1. How to Read a Book of Judaism. 2. The Written Torah: The Hebrew Scriptures ("Old Testament") and Judaism -- Pt. 1. The Oral Torah: The Mishnah and the Tosefta. 3. The Mishnah (ca. 200 C.E.). 4. Reading from the Mishnah. 5. The Tosefta (ca. 200-300 C.E.). 6. Reading from the Tosefta -- Pt. 2. Tractate Abot (The Fathers). 7. Tractate Abot (ca. 250 C.E.). 8. Reading from Tractate Abot -- Pt. 3. The Earlier Midrash Compilations: "The Tannaite Midrashim" [ca. 200-300 C.E.]. 9. What Is Midrash? 10. Mekhilta Attributed to R. Ishmael. 11. Reading from the Mekhilta Attributed to R. Ishmael. 12. Sifra (to Leviticus). 13. Reading from Sifra. 14. Sifre to Numbers. 15. Reading from Sifre to Numbers. 16. Sifre to Deuteronomy. 17. Reading from Sifre to Deuteronomy -- Pt. 4. The First Talmud: The Talmud of the Land of Israel [ca. 400 C.E.]. 18. What is a Talmud? An Example of a Talmud. 19. Defining the Two Talmuds. 20. Reading from the Talmud of the Land of Israel. Pt. 5. The Later Midrash Compilations [ca. 450 C.E.]. 21. Genesis Rabbah. 22. Reading from Genesis Rabbah. 23. Leviticus Rabbah. 24. Reading from Leviticus Rabbah. 25. Pesiqta deRab Kahana. 26. Reading from Pesiqta deRab Kahana (And a Recapitulation of the Traits of the Later Midrash Compilations) -- Pt. 6. The Second Talmud: The Talmud of Babylonia [ca. 600 C.E.]. 27. The Talmud of Babylonia. 28. Why the Bavli Won. 29. Meeting God in the Torah: The Bavli and the Integrity of Truth -- Pt. 7. The Latest Midrash Compilations [ca. 500-600 C.E.]. 30. Lamentations Rabbati. 31. Reading from Lamentations Rabbati. 32. Ruth Rabbah. 33. Reading from Ruth Rabbah. 34. Esther Rabbah I. 35. Reading from Esther Rabbah I. 36. Song of Songs Rabbah. 37. Reading from Song of Songs Rabbah -- Pt. 8. The Talmud to Tractate Abot [ca. 600 C.E.]. 38. The Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan (And a Reading from The Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan) -- Pt. 9. The Prayerbook of Judaism. 39. The Basic Structure of Judaic Prayer: The Shema, the Prayer, Alenu. 40. Prayers for the Sabbath and Festivals, the Days of Awe, Passover. 41. Other Prayers of Judaism: Circumcision, the Marriage Rite, Burial, Grace after Meals -- Pt. 10. What Makes a Book a Classic of Judaism? 42. Singing the Torah.