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THE UNITY OF RABBINIC DISCOURSE [THREE VOLUME SET]

Neusner, Jacob

Published by Lanham, Md. ; University Press Of America, 2001
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Original Cloth. 8vo. XIX, 169; XXVII; 171; XXII, 143 pages. 24 cm. Edition. Three volumes complete: Volume. 1. Aggadah in the halakhah - Volume 2. Halakhah in the aggadah - Volume. 3. Halakhah and aggadah in concert. "Viewed as ideal types, the Halakhah defines the norm, setting forth what is obligatory, the Aggadah, specifies what exceeds the norm and goes beyond the measure of the law. The striking differences of style and substance that differentiate the two categories of discourse present the question of how they intersect in a single coherent statement, a system that holds together its two distinct media of thought and expression. When we have in hand systematic data on how Aggadah contributes to the Halakhah, and where Halakhah serves the purposes of the Aggadah, we find possible the logical next step: where do the two intersect, and at what points do the respective complexes of category-formations stand autonomous of one another, and that leads to the question: how do Aggadah and Halakhah constitute a coherent religious structure and make in common a single systemic statement? Where, within the formative literature of Normative Judaism, they join together, what affect the one exercises upon the other, and how the whole - Rabbinic Judaism - exceeds and transcends the sum of the parts - the Halakhah, the Aggadah - is spelled out. " (Publishers description) . Studies in ancient Judaism (University Press of America) . Subjects: Rabbinical literature - History and criticism. Jewish law - Interpretation and construction. Aggada - Criticism, interpretation, etc. - Theory, etc. Midrash - History and criticism - Theory, etc. Midrasch. Great condition. (NEUSNER-1-59) Xxx. Seller Inventory # 32778

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Title: THE UNITY OF RABBINIC DISCOURSE [THREE ...
Publisher: Lanham, Md. ; University Press Of America
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover

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