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Halakhah in Light of Epigraphy
. Ed(S): Baumgarten, Albert I.; Eshel, Hanan; Katzoff, Ranon; Tzoref, Shani
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Hardback. Contains the proceedings of the conference entitled Halakhah in Light of Epigraphy held on 29 May, 2008 under the auspices of the David and Jemima Jeselsohn Center for Epigraphy at Bar-Ilan University. Editor(s): Baumgarten, Albert I.; Eshel, Hanan; Katzoff, Ranon; Tzoref, Shani. Num Pages: 304 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HRJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 40.
This volume contains the proceedings of the conference entitled "Halakhah in Light of Epigraphy" held on 29 May 2008 under the auspices of the David and Jemima Jeselsohn Center for Epigraphy at Bar-Ilan University. Epigraphic finds, here interpreted broadly to include papyri, scrolls, and the like, have immeasurably enriched our knowledge of the ancient Jewish past while at the same time posing a challenge to modern scholarship: how does one integrate old knowledge, based on previously known sources, with new information? We now recognize that Rabbinic texts are normative: they tell us how their authors believed life should be lived, ... Read more
This volume contains the proceedings of the conference entitled "Halakhah in Light of Epigraphy" held on 29 May 2008 under the auspices of the David and Jemima Jeselsohn Center for Epigraphy at Bar-Ilan University. Epigraphic finds, here interpreted broadly to include papyri, scrolls, and the like, have immeasurably enriched our knowledge of the ancient Jewish past while at the same time posing a challenge to modern scholarship: how does one integrate old knowledge, based on previously known sources, with new information? We now recognize that Rabbinic texts are normative: they tell us how their authors believed life should be lived, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
303
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783525550175
SKU
V9783525550175
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About . Ed(S): Baumgarten, Albert I.; Eshel, Hanan; Katzoff, Ranon; Tzoref, Shani
Shani Tzoref, Ph.D., is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Exegesis at the Abraham Geiger College and the School of Jewish Theology at the University of Potsdam, Germany. Albert I. Baumgarten, Ph.D., is Professor em. at the Department of Jewish History at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. Hanan Eshel, Ph.D., was Professor at the Department of Land of Israel Studies ... Read more
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