Download or read book Humanism in Talmud and Midrash written by Samuel Tobias Lachs and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study presents material from the Talmud and Midrash which have one characteristic in common: they reflect an anthropocentric, rather than a theocentric, view of the world.
Download or read book Humanism in Talmud and Midrash written by Tobias Lachs and published by . This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study presents material from the Talmud and Midrash which have one characteristic in common: they reflect an anthropocentric, rather than a theocentric, view of the world.
Download or read book Philosophy of the Talmud written by Hyam Maccoby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new presentation of the philosophy of the Talmud. The Talmud is not a work of formal philosophy, but much of what it says is relevant to philosophical enquiry, including issues explored in contemporary debates. In particular, the Talmud has original ideas about the relation between universal ethics and the ethics of a particular community. This leads into a discussion on the relation between morality and ritual, and also about the epistemological role of tradition. The book explains the paradoxes of Talmudic Judaism as arising from a philosophy of revolution, stemming from Jewish origins as a band of escaped slaves, determined not to reproduce the slave-society of Egypt. From this arises a daring humanism, and an emphasis on justice in this world rather than on other-worldly spirituality. A strong emphasis on education and the cultivation of rationality also stems from this. Governing the discussion is a theory of logic that differs significantly from Greek logic. Talmudic logic is one of analogy, not classification and is peculiarly suited to discussions of moral and legal human situations. This book will be of interest to those in the fields of philosophy, religion and the history of ideas, whether students, teachers and academics, or the interested general reader.
Download or read book The Wisdom of Israel written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Humanist Readings in Jewish Folklore written by Bennett Muraskin and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash written by Hermann Leberecht Strack and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gunter Stemberger's revision of H. L. Strack's classic introduction to rabbinic literature, which appeared in its first English edition in 1991, was widely acclaimed. Gunter Stemberger and Markus Bockmuehl have now produced this updated edition, which is a significant revision (completed in 1996) of the 1991 volume. Following Strack's original outline, Stemberger discusses first the historical framework, the basic principles of rabbinic literature and hermeneutics and the most important Rabbis. The main part of the book is devoted to the Talmudic and Midrashic literature in the light of contemporary rabbinic research. The appendix includes a new section on electronic resources for the study of the Talmud and Midrash. The result is a comprehensive work of reference that no student of rabbinics can afford to be without.
Download or read book Old New Jewish Humanism written by Efraim Meir and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Christianity in Talmud and Midrash written by Robert Travers Herford and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash written by Hermann Leberecht Strack and published by Scribner Paper Fiction. This book was released on 1959 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published: Edinburgh, Scotland: T&T Clark, 1991. With new introd.
Download or read book Understanding Rabbinic Midrash written by Gary G. Porton and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wisdom of Judaism written by Dov Peretz Elkins and published by Jewish Lights Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Talmud and its universal values for all people. While the Hebrew Bible is the cornerstone of Judaism, it is the Talmud that provides many central values for living. The Talmud sets out specific guidelines and lyrical admonitions regarding many of life's ordinary events, and offers profound words of advice for life s most intractable dilemmas. This accessible introduction to the Talmud explores the essence of Judaism through reflections on the words of the rabbinic sages, from one of American Judaism s foremost teachers and writers, Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins. Dr. Elkins provides fresh insight into ancient aphorisms and shows you how they can be applied to your life today. Topics include: Kindness through Giving, Welcoming and Sharing; Human Relationships; Personal Values; Family Values; Teaching and Learning; and Life s Puzzles. Enlightening and inspiring, the values of the Talmud can be appreciated not just by Jews, but by anyone seeking a greater understanding of life and its mysteries."
Download or read book Levinas and the Crisis of Humanism written by Claire Elise Katz and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of Emmanuel Levinas’s philosophical project and the necessary role his essays on Jewish education play in the project’s success. Reexamining Emmanuel Levinas’s essays on Jewish education within the context of his larger philosophical project, Claire Elise Katz provides new insights into the importance of education and its potential to transform a democratic society. Katz examines Levinas’s “Crisis of Humanism,” which motivated his effort to describe a new ethical subject. Taking into account his multiple influences on social science and the humanities, and his various identities as a Jewish thinker, philosopher, and educator, Katz delves deeply into Levinas’s works to understand the grounding of this ethical subject and democracy. “Claire Elise Katz makes great strides in resolving our current cultural war over the role of religion in the public sphere. By turning to Levinas’s writings on education, she shows how religion as a cultural form can engender ethical agents in a way that standard philosophical accounts fail to do.” —Martin Kavka, Florida State University “The great achievement of Claire Katz’s new book, Levinas and the Crisis of Humanism, is to explain the meaning of Levinas’s ethics in a way that makes it relevant for everyday life without either simplifying it or resorting to the paraphrase that is so often the pitfall of Levinas scholarship. . . . Katz’s book succeeds in transmitting a deep sense of how Levinas’s philosophy is important and relevant in a world in crisis.” —Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews “[I]n addition to its excellent readings of many texts and its helpful contextualizing of Levinas’s project, Katz’s book is a very good one indeed and one to be highly recommended.” —AJS Review
Download or read book The Wisdom of Israel written by Edwin Collins and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Wisdom of Israel: Being Extracts From the Babylonian Talmud and Midrash Rabboth HE object of the Editors of this series is a very definite one. They desire above all things that, in their humble way, these books shall be the ambassadors of good-will and understanding between East and vvest - the old world of Thought and the new of Action. In this endeavour, and in their own sphere, they are but followers of the highest example in the land. They are confident that a deeper know ledge of the great ideals and lofty philosophy of Oriental thought may help to a revival of that true spirit of Charity which neither despises nor fears the nations of another creed and colour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Christianity in Talmud and Midrash written by R. Travers Herford and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Christianity in Talmud and Midrash The great host of books which have been written upon the early history of Christianity have, amidst all their differences, one characteristic in common. They are almost entirely based upon the study of Christian documents. This of course is natural, and no investigation which should neglect those documents would lead to results of any value. But the field of inquiry is not exhausted when the Christian literature has been thoroughly explored. There is a Jewish literature which also needs to be examined. Considering that, historically, Christianity is an outgrowth from Judaism, and that the Judaism with which the origin of Christianity was contemporary was the Judaism not of the prophets but of the Rabbis, it is obvious that the Rabbinical literature must also be consulted if a thorough investigation into the origin of Christianity is to be made. The necessity of examining the Rabbinical literature is of course denied by no scholar who has written on early Christian history, but such examination cannot be said to have been as yet thoroughly carried out. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Taste of Text written by Ronald H. Isaacs and published by Behrman House Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using selected texts, each chapter begins with a Talmudic or Midrashic tale, followed by additional sections explaining Backgound, Jewish views on the topic, quotes from Jewish commentary sources and a set of questions on the chapter.
Download or read book The Book of Legends Tales from the Talmud and Midrash Part 1 written by Hyman E. Goldin and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.
Download or read book Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash written by Hermann L. Strack and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
