The Making of a Sage
Subtitle: A Study in Rabbinic Ethics
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: March 2, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780299204648
Subjects: Ethics & moral philosophy; Judaism; Ethics; Judaism - Talmud; Judaism - Theology; Religion / Judaism / Theology; Religion; Religion - Judaism; Avot de-Rabbi Nathan; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Ethics in rabbinical literature; History and criticism; Jewish ethics; Minor tractates; Rabbinical literature; Talmud
Description: In a theoretically framed examination of rabbinic ethics, Schofer investigates how late ancient rabbis named and discussed their emotions, desires, and impulses; what ideals they established for character and action; and how they strove to transform themselves and attain those ideals. His study centers on the anthology The Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan.