A Legacy of Learning: Essays in Honor of Jacob Neusner (Brill Reference Library of Judaism, 43) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004284273 ISBN 13: 9789004284272

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub, 2014

Synopsis

The questions Jacob Neusner has asked have shaped how scholars today approach the rabbinic literature. These essays honor that legacy, addressing topics in early Judaism, Judaism’s relationship to Christianity and other religions, American Judaism, and the role of humanistic study today.

About this title

About the Author:

Alan J. Avery-Peck is Kraft-Hiatt Professor of Judaic Studies at the College of the Holy Cross.

Bruce Chilton is Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College.

William Scott Green is Professor of Religious Studies, Senior Vice Provost, and Dean of Undergraduate Education at the University of Miami.

Gary G. Porton is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana.

Review:

"The compilation of essays in Neusner's honor is, among other things, a wonderful testament to his most important and innovative scholarly claims." --Dov Weiss, The University of Illinois, RRJ 19 (2016) 147-172.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 9004284273
• ISBN 13: 9789004284272
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 430
• Editor: Avery-Peck Alan, Chilton Bruce D, Green William Scott, Porton Gary