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Title: From Text to Tradition, a History of Judaism in Second Temple and Rabbinic Times: A History of Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism by Lawrence H Schiffman ISBN: 0-88125-372-3 Publisher: Ktav Pub Inc Pub. Date: 01 March, 1991 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $28.69 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Invaluable Study of the Development of Rabbinic Judiasm
Comment: For those who have wondered how the Jewish religion transformed the practice of animal sacrifice depicted in the Bible to the one we know today, this book is for you. Professor Schiffman writes a careful, thoughtful history of Jewish religious thought from the time of return from Babylon (about 560 B.C.E.) to the closing of the Talmud (about 200 C.E.). Focusing on the Greek and Roman periods, the reader is treated to the historical facts that account normative rabbinic Judaism. This is not a flashy read, but it is always engaging. Highly recommended.
Rating: 2
Summary: Prof's shouldn't use their own books in their courses . . .
Comment: I purchased this book for a course about Ancient Israel, and Schiffman was the professor. Taking this course and reading this textbook only confirmed my belief that professors should not use their own textbooks in their courses. It's not a terrible book, but he spends far too much time going into the derivations of words, etc. and not enough time discussing the history of Judaism after the destruction of the First Temple, which is what the book's supposed to be about. The chapters are divided in such a way that one chapter will deal with the history of a period, the next the literature, etc., which could work if the different topics were tied together better. In addition, often when he discusses the texts of a particular period, he does not take care to clearly define each text but jumps into a discussion of its development and impact on the culture. I found this particularly striking in the discussion of the rabbinic texts, whose divisions were so confusing I couldn't even follow it! Like I said before, it's not a terrible book, but it's not a particularly good one, either.
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Title: Texts and Traditions: A Source Reader for the Study of Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism by Lawrence H. Schiffman ISBN: 088125455X Publisher: Ktav Publishing House Pub. Date: 01 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $36.88 |
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Title: From the Maccabees to the Mishnah (Library of Early Christianity, Vol 7) by Shaye J. D. Cohen ISBN: 0664250173 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1988 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Jewish Study Bible: Tanakh Translation, Torah, Nevi'Im, Kethuvim by Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler, Michael Fishbane ISBN: 0195297512 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Ancient Israel: From Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the Temple (2nd Edition) by Hershel Shanks ISBN: 0130853631 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Beginnings of Jewishness: Boundaries, Varieties, Uncertainties (Hellenistic Culture and Society) by Shaye J. D. Cohen ISBN: 0520226933 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 17 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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