Introduction to Rabbinic Literature

by Jacob Neusner

Book Overview

The achievement of a lifetime from one of today's most eminent Judaic scholars--a landmark commentary on the history of rabbinical teachings in the Christian era: the Mishnah, the Tosefta, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385470932
• ISBN13: 9780385470933
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 2.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

more than a bit dry, but . . .

a useful guide to the major rabbinic works of the first millenium. If you have ever wanted to know the difference between the Mishnah and the Mekhilta, or what the major types of Midrashic books were, this book is at least worth skimming. The book's discussion of these works' literary style was a bit over my head, but the excerpts gave me more of a feel for midrashic reasoning.