Texts and Traditions: A Source Reader for the Study of Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism - Hardcover

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9780881254341: Texts and Traditions: A Source Reader for the Study of Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0881254347 ISBN 13: 9780881254341
Publisher: Ktav Pub & Distributors Inc, 1997

Synopsis

Over 750 pages of primary source materials for the study of the history and literature of the Jews in Late Antiquity. Provides excellent coverage of this formative period in Jewish and Christian history. It provides the necessary background in Hebrew Bible before entering the difficult maze of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman environments. Each chapter has a special introduction that explains the significance of the texts that are to follow. In addition, each excerpt begins with a brief commentary.

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Publisher
Ktav Pub & Distributors Inc
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0881254347
ISBN 13 
9780881254341
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
777
Editor
Schiffman Lawrence H.
Rating
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