Rational rabbis : science and Talmudic culture / Menachem Fisch.
Pubblicazione:
Bloomington : Indiana university press, 1997.
Descrizione fisica:
XXII, 263 p. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Jewish literature and culture
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. Introduction. Pt. 1. Science as an exemplar of rational inquiry. Pt. 2. The Jewish covenant of learning: 1. The great Tannaitic dispute: the Jabne legends and their context 2. The changing of the guard: Amoraic texts and Tannaitic legacies 3. Understanding the Bavli. Notes. General index. Index of Talmudic references