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Forms of rabbinic literature and thought an introduction
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Title
Forms of rabbinic literature and thought [electronic resource] : an introduction / Alexander Samely.
ISBN
9780191712067 (ebook) :
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2007.
Physical Description
1 online resource (279 p.)
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Summary
Surveying the corpus of rabbinic literature, written in Hebrew and Aramaic and which contains the foundations of Judaism, in particular the Talmud, this book explains why the character of the texts is crucial to an understanding of rabbinic thought and why they pose problems to modern, Western-educated readers.
Variant and related titles
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 10, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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