Theological Dictionary of Rabbinic Judaism

Informationen zum Autor Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology at Bard College and Senior Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard. He has published more than 900 books and unnumbered articles, both scholarly and academic and popular and journalistic, and is the most published humanities scholar in the world. He has been awarded nine honorary degrees, including seven US and European honorary doctorates. He received his AB from Harvard College in 1953, his PhD from Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary in 1961, and rabbinical ordination and the degree of Master of Hebrew Letters from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1960.Neusner is editor of the 'Encyclopedia of Judaism' (Brill, 1999. I-III) and its Supplements; Chair of the Editorial Board of 'The Review of Rabbinic Judaism,' and Editor in Chief of 'The Brill Reference Library of Judaism', both published by E. J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands. He is editor of 'Studies in Judaism', University Press of America.Neusner resides with his wife in Rhinebeck, New York. They have a daughter, three sons and three daughters-in-law, six granddaughters and two grandsons. Klappentext Rabbinic theological language has made possible a vast range of discourse, on many subjects over long spans of recorded time and in diverse cultural settings. This three-part theological dictionary defines the principal theological usages of Rabbinic Judaism as set forth in the rabbinic canon of late antiquity, Mishnah, Talmuds, and Midrash-compilations. Zusammenfassung Rabbinic theological language has made possible a vast range of discourse! on many subjects over long spans of recorded time and in diverse cultural settings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Part One : Principal Theological Categories Chapter 4 Part Two : Making Connections and Building Constructions: Connections; Constructions Chapter 5 Part Three : Models of Analysis, Explanation, and Anticipation: Models of Analysis; Models of Explanation; Models of Anticipation ...

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Rabbinic theological language has made possible a vast range of discourse, on many subjects over long spans of recorded time and in diverse cultural settings. This three-part theological dictionary defines the principal theological usages of Rabbinic Judaism as set forth in the rabbinic canon of late antiquity, Mishnah, Talmuds, and Midrash-compilations.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Part One: Principal Theological Categories
Chapter 4 Part Two: Making Connections and Building Constructions: Connections; Constructions
Chapter 5 Part Three: Models of Analysis, Explanation, and Anticipation: Models of Analysis; Models of Explanation; Models of Anticipation