Talmud - A Biography
(Sprache: Englisch)
Providing a concise biography of this quintessential work of rabbinic Judaism, Wimpfheimer takes readers from the Talmud's prehistory in biblical and second-temple Judaism to its present-day use as a source of religious ideology, a model of different modes...
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Providing a concise biography of this quintessential work of rabbinic Judaism, Wimpfheimer takes readers from the Talmud's prehistory in biblical and second-temple Judaism to its present-day use as a source of religious ideology, a model of different modes of rationality, and a totem of cultural identity. He describes the book's origins and structure, its centrality to Jewish law, its mixed reception history, and its golden renaissance in modernity. He explains why reading the Talmud can feel like being swept up in a river or lost in a maze, and why the Talmud has come to be venerated--but also excoriated and maligned- in the centuries since it first appeared. An incomparable introduction to a work of literature that has lived a full and varied life, this accessible book shows why the Talmud is at once a received source of traditional teachings, a touchstone of cultural authority, and a powerful symbol of Jewishness for both supporters and critics.
Autoren-Porträt von Barry Scott Wimpfheimer
Barry Scott Wimpfheimer is associate professor of religious studies and law at Northwestern University and the author of Narrating the Law: A Poetics of Talmudic Legal Stories.
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- Autor: Barry Scott Wimpfheimer
- 2018, 320 Seiten, 10 Schwarz-Weiß-Abbildungen, Maße: 12,1 x 20 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Princeton University Press
- ISBN-10: 0691161844
- ISBN-13: 9780691161846
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2018
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Englisch
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