Clepsydra: Essay on the Plurality of Time in Judaism Contributor(s): Goldberg, Sylvie Anne (Author), Ivry, Benjamin (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0804789053 ISBN-13: 9780804789059 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Jewish - General - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
Dewey: 296.3 |
LCCN: 2015048592 |
Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A study of the emergence of unified dating, calculation of elapsed time to establish an era from the creation of the world, this book is a historical challenge to the prejudice saying that Jews dismissed history after the destruction of the Second Temple and the completion of the Talmud. |