Understanding rabbinic Judaism, from Talmudic to modern times.
Publisher: Ktav Publishing House, Inc., Anti-Defamation League of B'Nai B'rith
Published: 1974
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9780870682384
Copyright date: 1974
Subjects: Judaism -- History.; Rabbis.; Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism.
Notes: "Bibliography rabbinic on Judaism from Talmudic to modern times, by David Goodblatt": p. 383-402.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part one : The Talmudic heritage.; title: Rabbinic Judaism / Mordecai M. Kaplan; title: The religious ideas of Talmudic Judaism / Julius Guttman; title: Part two : The foundations of rabbinic Judaism.; title: The legal foundations of rabbinic Judaism / Mordecai M. Kaplan; title: The centrality of Halakhah / Eliezer Berkovits; title: The literature of the law / Mendell Lewittes; title: The life of the synagogue / Israel Abrahams; title: Part three : Masters of the law.; title: Rashi / Alexander Marx; title: The gaon, Rabbi Elijah Wilna / Louis Ginzberg; title: Part four : Rabbinic Judaism in the theological idiom.; title: Medieval Jewish theology / Mordecai M. Kaplan; title: Saadia Gaon / Alexander Marx; title: Judah Halevi / Henry Slonimski; title: Maimonides / Isadore Twersky; title: Nachmanides / Solomon Schechter; title: Part five : Rabbinic Judaism in the mystical idiom.; title: General characteristics of Jewish mysticism / Gershom G. Scholem; title: The mystical element of Judaism / Abraham J. Heschel; title: The Book of the Pious / Sholom Alchanan Singer; title: Shneyur Zalman of Liady / Charles B. Chavel; title: Part six : Rabbinic Judaism at the threshold of modernity.; title: Moses Sofer / S. Ehrmann; title: Israel Salanter / Louis Ginzberg; title: Bibliography on Judaism from Talmudic to modern times / David Goodblatt; title: A teacher's afterword