Isbn: 9780195096231 - reading the rabbis: the talmud as literature (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Oxford, University Press, 1996. XII, 165 pp.Hardcover with dustjacket. Minor dent in backcover, else as new. Traditionally, the Talmud was read as law, that is, as the authoritative source for Jewish practice and obligations. To this end, it was studied at the level of its most minute details, with readers often ignoring the composite whole and attending only to final decisions. Methods of reading have shifted as more readers and students have turned to the Talmud for evidence of rabbinic history, religion, rhetoric, or anthropology; still, few have employed a genuinely literary approach. In Reading the Rabbis, Kraemer attempts to fill this gap. He uses the tools developed in the study of other literatures, particularly rhetorical and reader-response criticisms, to unearth previously unnoticed levels of meaning. His book offers a new understanding of the complexity of Rabbinic Judaism, and a new model of rabbinic piety.…

Zustand: New. This work uses the tools developed in the study of other literatures, particularly rhetorical and reader-response criticisms, to show previously unnoticed levels of meaning in the Talmud. It offers an understanding of the complexity of Rabbinic Judaism and a new model of Rabbinic piety. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 374. . 1996. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. In English.