Back To The Sources: Reading the Classic Jewish Texts

Barry W. Holtz, Editor

ISBN 10: 0671605968 / ISBN 13: 9780671605964

Published by Simon & Schuster, 1986

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Back To The Sources: Reading the Classic Jewish Texts
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671605968
• ISBN 13: 9780671605964
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Judaica

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Synopsis

Essays analyze the major traditional texts of Judaism from literary, historical, philosophical, and religious points of view.

About the Author

Barry W. Holtz, born in Boston, is the Theodore and Florence Baumritter Professor of Jewish Education at The Jewish Theological Seminary. Holtz received completed his undergraduate studies at Tufts University and his doctorate from Brandeis University in English and American Literature. He is the author of many books including Rabbi Akiva: Sage of the Talmud and Finding Our Way: Jewish Texts and the Lives We Lead Today.