Reading Jewish Religious Texts

ISBN-13: 9780415588218 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 240 str.

Eliezer Segal

Opis

Introduces students to a range of significant post-biblical Jewish writing. It covers diverse genres such as prayer & liturgical poetry, biblical interpretation, religious law, philosophy, mysticism & works of ethical instruction. Each text is newly translated into English & accompanied by a detailed commentary.

Spis treści

Introduction.  Chapter One: Prayers and Liturgical Texts.  Chapter Two: Aggadah and Midrash.  Chapter Three: The Literature of Halakhic Discourse.  Chapter Four: Jewish Bible Commentaries.  Chapter Five: Philosophy and Rational Theology.  Chapter Six: Esoteric, Mystical and Kabbalistic Texts.  Chapter Seven: Moralistic and Ethical Writings.  Timeline of Jewish Religious Texts and Authors.  Glossary.  Bibliography of Jewish Religious Texts in English.

O autorze

Eliezer Segal is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Calgary, Canada. He has published extensively on rabbinic texts and Jewish biblical interpretation. His books include Introducing Judaism (Routledge, 2008).