Early Rabbinic Judaism: Historical Studies in Religion, Literature and Art

Early Rabbinic Judaism: Historical Studies in Religion, Literature and Art / Jacob Neusner......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 14
PART ONE: RELIGION......Page 16
I. The Meaning of Oral Torah: With Special Reference to Kelim and Ohalot......Page 18
II. Emergent Rabbinic Judaism in a Time of Crisis: Four Responses to the Destruction of the Second Temple......Page 49
III. "Pharisaic-Rabbinic" Judaism: A Clarification......Page 65
PART TWO: LITERATURE......Page 86
IV. The Rabbinic Traditions about the Pharisees before 70: The Problem of Oral Transmission......Page 88
V. The Written Tradition in Pharisaism before 70......Page 105
VI. Types and Forms in Ancient Jewish Literature: Some Comparisons......Page 115
PART THREE: ART - Glosses on Goodenough's Jewish Symbols......Page 152
VII. The Demise of "Normative Judaism": A Review-Essay......Page 154
VIII. Notes on Goodenough's Jewish Symbols, I-VIII......Page 167
IX. Jewish Use of Pagan Symbols after 70......Page 189
X. Judaism at Dura-Europos......Page 203
XI. Goodenough on Psychology of Religion......Page 224
Index......Page 231