| The Wonder-Working Lawyers of Talmudic Babylonia: The Theory and Practice of Judaism in Its Formative Age Contributor(s): Neusner, Jacob (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819162876 ISBN-13: 9780819162878 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $115.90 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 296.610 |
| LCCN: 87006161 |
| Series: Studies in Judaism |
| Physical Information: 372 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the relationship between the beliefs of the Judaic system and the life of the Jews governed by rabbis who shaped and executed those beliefs in everyday life. Four statements are presented: the relationship between the people and the law of the Torah as sages taught and applied it; the definition of the rabbi as a holy man; the rabbi as a holy man and the rabbinical institution and estate as a center of supernatural power in Israel, the Jewish people, in Sasanian Babylonia; and the rabbis as political figures who actually exercised not merely influence but coercive authority in enforcing Israel's public policy. Co-published with Studies in Judaism. |