How Not to Study Judaism, Examples and Counter-Examples
Ethnicity and Identity versus Culture and Religion, How Not to Write a Book on Judaism, Point and Counterpoint, Volume Two
How Not to Study Judaism, Examples and Counter-Examples
Ethnicity and Identity versus Culture and Religion, How Not to Write a Book on Judaism, Point and Counterpoint, Volume Two
Description
In How Not to Study Judaism, Examples and Counter-Examples, Jacob Neusner presents a collection of essays and book reviews that identify the wrong way of conducting the academic study of Judaism. Pointing readers toward the right way to pursue the academic study of Judaism, Nuesner's focus is on the study of the literature of Judaism and the culture of the Jewish community.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Ethnicity and Identity Versus Culture and Religion: Cohen and Stern versus Biale and Boyarin: S.J.D. Cohen on "Jewishness" Among Ancient Jews; Sacha Stern on Jewish Identity; David Biale on Jews' Cultures; Daniel Boyarin on Judaism and Other Religi
Chapter 3 How Not to Write a Book on Judaism and How to Write One: James Kugel's Project (with a Capital P); Daniel Friedman's Forgotten Focus; Lawrence A. Hoffman on Judaic Spirituality; Neil Gillman on Conservative Judaism
Chapter 4 Point and Counterpoint: The Incompatibility of Christianity and Judaism: The Kingdome of God/The Kingdom of Heaven; Paul and Gamaliel
Chapter 5 A Chapter in the History of Judaism: The Legacy of Yavneh
Chapter 6 Epilogue: When the Fish Pretend to be Ichthyologists: How Not to Study about Judaism at the AAR National Meeting
Chapter 2 Ethnicity and Identity Versus Culture and Religion: Cohen and Stern versus Biale and Boyarin: S.J.D. Cohen on "Jewishness" Among Ancient Jews; Sacha Stern on Jewish Identity; David Biale on Jews' Cultures; Daniel Boyarin on Judaism and Other Religi
Chapter 3 How Not to Write a Book on Judaism and How to Write One: James Kugel's Project (with a Capital P); Daniel Friedman's Forgotten Focus; Lawrence A. Hoffman on Judaic Spirituality; Neil Gillman on Conservative Judaism
Chapter 4 Point and Counterpoint: The Incompatibility of Christianity and Judaism: The Kingdome of God/The Kingdom of Heaven; Paul and Gamaliel
Chapter 5 A Chapter in the History of Judaism: The Legacy of Yavneh
Chapter 6 Epilogue: When the Fish Pretend to be Ichthyologists: How Not to Study about Judaism at the AAR National Meeting
Product details
| Published | 01 Jun 2004 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Extent | 176 |
| ISBN | 9781461682493 |
| Imprint | University Press of America |
| Series | Studies in Judaism |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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