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Atlanta, Ga. ; Scholars Press, 1985. Softbound. 8vo. XIV, 208 pages. 23 cm. First edition. Brown Judaic studies no. 108. Subjects: Judaism - Doctrines. Judaïsme - Doctrines. Midrash rabbah. Genesis - Commentaries. Midrash rabbah. Genèse - Commentaires. Light shelf wear. Very good condition. (NEUSNER-1-43). More
Atlanta, Ga. ; Scholars Press, 1986. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. XXI, 146 pages. 24 cm. First edition. Brown Judaic studies 121. Subjects: Judaism - History - Post-exilic period, 586 B. C. -210 A. D. Jewish art and symbolism. Religion - History - Study and teaching. Clean and fresh. Very good..... More
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002. Hardback. 8vo. IX, 247 pages. 25 cm. First edition. “The normative law, or Halakhah, of the Oral Torah defines the principal medium by which the sages set forth their message. Norms of conduct, more than norms of conviction, convey the sages' statement by embodying..... More
Lanham, Md. ; Oxford: University Press Of America, 2001. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. XVIII, 226 pages. 24 cm. First edition. Studies in ancient Judaism (University Press of America) . “This work sets forth a theory of how Rabbinic Halakhic category-formations are articulated. One can now reconstruct the processes of thought..... More
London, Vallentine, Mitchell, 1965. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. 127 pages. 23 cm. First British edition. A collection of essays by Jacob Neusner, including: History and Midrash. - Intellectual honesty in Jewish learning. - The eighty-ninth Psalm: paragigm of Israel's faith. - City, society, self: goals for Jewish learning. - Motivations..... More
London, Vallentine, Mitchell, 1965. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. 127 pages. 23 cm. First British edition. A collection of essays by Jacob Neusner, including: History and Midrash. - Intellectual honesty in Jewish learning. - The eighty-ninth Psalm: paragigm of Israel's faith. - City, society, self: goals for Jewish learning. - Motivations..... More
Frankfurt Am Main; New York : P. Lang, 1993. Original hardback. 8vo. 217 pages. 22 cm. First edition. Volume 3 and 4 only. Two volumes in one: Volume 3. Wayward women in the wilderness: an anthology of Sifré to Numbers – Volume 4. "I deal death and I give life"..... More
Lanham, Md. ; University Press Of America, 2009. Softbound. 8vo. XI, 423 pages. 23 cm. First edition. “In this Neusner book, he seeks to discern the Talmud's forests from its trees. By 'trees' is meant episodic and free-standing statements, facts out of any larger context. By 'forests' is meant whole..... More
Atlanta, Ga. ; Scholars Press, 1991. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. XVI, 162 pages. 24 cm. First edition. Contents: Literary History and the Perspective of Ultimate Redaction. A Reprise of the Argument of Making the Classics in Judaism. The Three Stages of Literary Formation - The Unrealized Talmud of Sifra. Cases..... More
Eugene, Oregon; Wipf And Stock, 2006. Softbound. 8vo. XII, 153 pages. 23 cm. Second edition. Lectures by Jacob Neusner; with a critique and a commentary by Mary Douglas. Previously published by E. J. Brill, 1973. Subjects: Purity, Ritual - Judaism. Judaism - History - Post-exilic period, 586 B. C. -210..... More
Chico, Calif. ; Scholars Press, 1983. Softbound. 8vo. V, 153 pages. 23 cm. First edition. Brown Judaic studies no. 55. Subjects: Talmud Yerushalmi. English - Versions - Neusner. Light shelf wear, otherwise fresh. Very good condition. (NEUSNER-1-46) Xx. More
Chico, Calif. ; Scholars Press, 1985. Softbound. 8vo. 234 pages. 23 cm. First edition. Brown Judaic studies no. 93. Subjects: Midrash rabbah. Leviticus - Criticism, interpretation, etc. Midrash rabbah. Leviticus - Criticism, Redaction. Midrash rabbah. Lévitique - Critique, interprétation, etc. Midrash rabbah. Lévitique - Critique rédactionnelle. Light edge wear, clean..... More
Eugene, Or. ; Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2004. Softbound. 8vo. XII, 179 pages. 23 cm. Second edition. Previously published: Minneapolis, Fortress Press, 1994, under the title: Fortress introduction to American Judaism. “The character of any religion as it is lived and practiced can be quite different from the prescriptions and..... More
New York: Doubleday, 1994. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. XXXI, 720 pages. 24 cm. First edition. Contains the following: Rabbinic literature as a whole. Defining rabbinic literature and its principal parts; Distinguishing documents by distinctive characteristics: rhetoric and topic; Documentary coherence and differentiation: the four logics of coherent discourse in rabbinic..... More
San Francisco; Harper & Row, 1984. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. XXXI, 359 pages. 22 cm. Revised and expanded edition. Text in Aramaic, English, and Hebrew. Subjects: Talmud – Introductions. Light soiling to outer edges, otherwise clean and fresh. Very good condition. (NEUSNER-2-58). More
San Francisco; Harper & Row, 1989. Softbound. 8vo. XXXI, 359 pages. 22 cm. Revised and expanded Paperback edition. Text in Aramaic, English, and Hebrew. Subjects: Talmud - Introductions. Light aged, with institutional stamps on outer edges and endpages, otherwise fresh. Good condition. (NEUSNER-2-59). More
New York; Harper & Row, 1973. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. XXII, 263 pages. 23 cm. First edition. “A rabbi focuses upon laws dealing with ritual behavior at meals in the Mishnah, Tasefta, Babylonian Talmud, and Palestinian Talmud, and discusses the relevance of Talmudic modes of thought and analysis. ” (Publishers..... More
New York; Harper & Row, 1975. Softbound. 8vo. XXII, 263 pages. 22 cm. First Paperback edition. “A rabbi focuses upon laws dealing with ritual behavior at meals in the Mishnah, Tasefta, Babylonian Talmud, and Palestinian Talmud, and discusses the relevance of Talmudic modes of thought and analysis. ” (Publishers Description)..... More
Boston; Beacon Press, 1985. Softcover. 8vo. XI, 203 pages. 21 cm. First edition. In this lively and thoughtful series of essays, distinguished Jewish scholar and educator Jacob Neusner examines the American Jewish community-the history of its Judaism, its practices, its beliefs, and its paradoxical position as "Israel in America. "..... More
New York : Ktav Pub. House, 1984. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. VIII, 149 pages. 24 cm. First edition. Reflections by Neusner on the paradox of a triple commitment to America, Judaism, and Zionism; with explanations on the resolution of the issues of that paradox through study of Torah. Subjects: Jews..... More
New Haven, Conn. ; American Oriental Society, 1964. Original Wraps. 4to. [230-240] pages. 26 cm. First Offprint edition. Reprinted from: Journal of the American Oriental Society. Vol. 84, no. 3 (July-Sept. 1964) . Neusner pursues the previous research on the history of Jews in Pagan Armenia done by Salo Baron;..... More
Philadelphia; Fortress Press, 1987. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. XVIII, 318 pages. 24 cm. First edition. Edited by Jacob Neusner, Baruch A. Levine, and Ernest S. Frerichs; literary editor, Caroline McCracken-Flesher. “This volume assembles for the first time a representative statement of Judaic learning on the Old Testament as it is..... More
Atlanta, Ga. ; Scholars Press, 1995. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. XI, 187 pages. 24 cm. First edition. South Florida studies in the history of Judaism no. 109. Subjects: Judaism - 20th century. Death of God theology. Jews - Cultural assimilation. Jüdische Theologie. Gott-ist-tot-Theologie. Clean and fresh. Very good condition. (NEUSNER-1-54)..... More
Cambridge; Cambridge University Press, 1989. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. XIV, 258 pages. 24 cm. First edition. “The current crisis in Palestine is only the most recent manifestation of Israel's historical significance to the Jewish people. Jacob Neusner examines the crucial role of the definition of Israel in the history of..... More
Cambridge; Cambridge University Press, 1989. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. XIV, 258 pages. 24 cm. First edition. “The current crisis in Palestine is only the most recent manifestation of Israel's historical significance to the Jewish people. Jacob Neusner examines the crucial role of the definition of Israel in the history of..... More