Early Rabbinic Writings

by Hyam MacCoby

Overview

Rabbinic texts are often cited in New Testament and Old Testament studies, but hitherto there has been no easy way for a student to grasp the scope and variety of the relevant rabbinic writings. This book introduces the student to the full range of the early rabbinic writings, with a thorough introduction and notes, so that both a bird's eye view of the literature as well as close aquaintance with typical and important texts can be obtained. This will enable the reader to embark on further study with a clearer orientation. The book also aims to correct many mistaken views about rabbinic Judaism arising from outdated conceptions of the relation between Christianity and Judaism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521285537
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/12/1988
Series:	Cambridge Commentaries on Writings of the Jewish and Christian World , #3
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Part I. The Rabbinic Literature: 1. Introduction The Oral Torah Canonicity; 2. The style of the rabbinic writings; 3. Pharisees and Sadducees 4. Pharisees and rabbis; 5. The historical background; 6. Halakah and Haggadah; 7. Haggadah and Midrash; 8. Mishnah and Midrash; 9. The Targums; 10. The Mishnah; 11. The Tosephta; 12. The liturgy; 13. The Midrashim Miscellaneous works; 14. The main rabbinic figures; 15. The main ideas of the early rabbinic literature; Part II. Selected Passages: 16. The Mishnah; 17. The Tosephta; 18. The Tannaitic Midrashim; 19. Tannaitic passages in the Talmud (baraitas); 20. The Targums; 21. Liturgy; 22. History; 22. Haggadic Midrashim; 23. Mystical literature.