| Chapters on Jewish Literature Contributor(s): Abrahams, Israel (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798711485858 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2021 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Jewish - History - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: 800 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.85 lbs) 160 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Book Excerpt: to 160 C.E. MEIRFourth Generation, 160 to 200 C.E. JUDAH THE PRINCEThe Tannaim were the possessors of what was perhaps the greatest principle that dominated a literature until the close of the eighteenth century. They maintained that literature and life were co-extensive. It was said of Jochanan, the son of Zakkai, that he never walked a single step without thinking of God. Learning the Torah, that is, the Law, the authorized Word of God, and its Prophetical and Rabbinical developments, was man's supreme duty. "If thou hast learned much Torah, ascribe not any merit to thyself, for therefor wast thou created." Man was created to learn; literature was the aim of life. We have already seen what kind of literature. Jochanan once said to his five favorite disciples: "Go forth and consider which is the good way to which a man should cleave." He received various answers, but he most approved of this response: "A good heart is the way." Literature is life if it be a heart-literature-Read More |