| Rabbinic Literature and the New Testament Contributor(s): Neusner, Jacob (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592445195 ISBN-13: 9781592445196 Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers OUR PRICE: $26.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | Judaism - Talmud |
| Dewey: 296.12 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.7" W x 8.48" (0.59 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here is a sustained criticism of the rather facile use of rabbinic literature by New Testament scholarship. In particular, Neusner addresses the writings of Helmut Koester, Samuel Sandmel, Reginald Fuller, Harvey Falk, Geza Vermes, E.P. Sanders, S.J.D. Cohen, Morton Smith, John P. Meier, and Brad H. Young. The book begins with a study of the characteristics of rabbinic literature and a demonstration of why this literature cannot be easily used for the kind of history New Testament scholarship proposes to produce. Then follow critiques of the writings by various New Testament scholars and the differences between Professor Neusner and his critics. A concluding section pays tribute to the New Testament field for all it has taught the author. |