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In The State of Jewish Studies, contributors describe the key points of controversy and concern that currently engage scholars in most areas of Judaic research. Respondents discuss the contributor's views, marking out areas of disagreement and delineating avenues for further research and debate.
Editors Shaye Cohen and Edward Greenstein have compiled papers from a conference at the Jewish Theological Seminary held to celebrate its centennial as well as to mark the growth and maturity of Jewish Studies over the previous twenty years. Titled "The State of Jewish Studies'" the conference focused on methodological and interpretative questions and examined many areas of scholarship. The editors also supplemented the volume with specifically commissioned papers.
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In The State of Jewish Studies, contributors describe the key points of controversy and concern that currently engage scholars in most areas of Judaic research.
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Shaye J. D. Cohen is the Jack and Miriam Shekman Professor of Jewish History at the Jewish Theological Seminary. A Ph.D. from Columbia University, he is the author of Josephus in Galilee and Rome and From the Maccabees to the Mishnah.
Edward L. Greenstein is a professor of Bible at the Jewish Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Hebrew Bible in Literary Criticism and Essays on Biblical Method and Translation.
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- PublisherWayne State University
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0814321941
- ISBN 13 9780814321942
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages280
- EditorGreenstein Edward L., Cohen Shaye J D.
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Book Description Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Octavo in dust jacket, 279 pp., index Introduction by Shaye J.D> Cohen and Edward L. Greenstein. Articles are "The Place of Jewish Studies in Contemporary Scholarship," Ismar Schorsch, "Biblical Studies in a State" Edward L. Greenstein, The Modern Study of Anciwnt Judaism," Shaye J.D. Cohen, "Medieval Jewish Studies: Toward an Anthropological History of the Jews" Ivan G. Marcus, "The Ideological Transformation of Modern Jewish Historiography." Paula E. Hyman, "Jewish Literary Scholarship after the Six-Day War," David G. Roskies, "Jewish Art and Jewish Studies," Joseph Gutmann, "Philosophy and Theology," Neil Gillman, "Scholarshipand Curriculum: What Jewish Scholarship Means for Jewish Education," Joseph Lukinsky, "Judaism and the Humanities: Liberation from History," Jaroslav Pelikan. Seller Inventory # 97937
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Book Description Hardcover. Wayne State University Press. 1990. Detroit. HArdcover. Octavo (mid-size). Very good. Strong sewn binding. Neither the book nor the dust jacket shows much evidence of use. Book describes the key points of controversy and concern which engage scholars in most areas of Judaic research. Indexed, with notes following each chapter. 277 pages. Seller Inventory # 011111
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