Rabbinic Authority

by Michael S. Berger

Book Overview

The Rabbis of the first five centuries of the Common Era loom large in the Jewish tradition. Until the modern period, Jews viewed the Rabbinic traditions as the authoritative contents of their covenant with God, and scholars debated the meanings of these ancient Sages words. Even after the eighteenth century, when varied denominations emerged within Judaism, each with its own approach to the tradition, the literary legacy of the talmudic Sages continued...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195122690
• ISBN13: 9780195122695
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.4"