Double Takes: Thinking and Rethinking Issues of Modern Judaism in Ancient Contexts

by Zev Garber and Bruce Zuckerman

Book Overview

This book comprises a series of ten essays written by the authors both individually and collaboratively. While the subjects of these essays are wide ranging, they share a common recognition that issues at the forefront of contemporary Jewish thought must be measured against the background of ancient traditions, which revisit rabbinic and biblical times and beyond. The intent of these essays is to illustrate how shadows of longstanding traditions continue...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076182894X
• ISBN13: 9780761828945
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"