Chapters in the Formative History of Judaism: Second Series - Paperback

by Jacob Neusner (Author)

This collection of ten essays and five book reviews draws on three years of work, from late 2005 through mid-2008. Included are Halakhic essays, essays on Classical Judaism, and two literary studies. Five book reviews conclude the collection, one of them a review essay, covering Edward Kaplan's two volumes on Abraham J. Heschel.

Author Biography

Jacob Neusner is Distinguished Service Professor of the History and Theology of Judaism and Senior Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College. He is a Member of the Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, and a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University. He holds nine honorary degrees and fourteen academic medals and other awards and has published more than a thousand books.