| Essential Figures in Jewish Scholarship Contributor(s): Eisenberg, Ronald L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765709937 ISBN-13: 9780765709936 Publisher: Jason Aronson OUR PRICE: $97.02 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings - Literary Criticism | Jewish - Social Science | Jewish Studies |
| Dewey: 296.180 |
| LCCN: 2013044256 |
| Physical Information: 1.21" H x 6.33" W x 9.26" (1.51 lbs) 396 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Despite the fact that scholars of the post-Talmudic era have been of great importance to the continued interpretation of religious texts for more than a millennium, they are typically not given as much attention as their Talmudic-era predecessors. Essential Figures in Jewish Scholarship compiles thorough but manageable entries on the figures most vital to an understanding the scholarship of the post-Talmudic era. In this valuable reference, Dr. Ronald L. Eisenberg catalogs and explains the importance of more than two hundred figures who are most vital to an understanding of the teachings of the post-Talmudic rabbis. For these figures, who fall into the categories of Geonim (rabbis writing from 600-1100), Rishonim (1100-1500), and Acharonim (1500-present day), Eisenberg provides summaries of major teachings and scholarly contributions, as well as biographical information and illustrative quotations from relevant writings. |