Jeffrey L Rubenstein

The Land of Truth

Talmud Tales, Timeless Teachings

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Produktbeschreibung

Jeffrey L. Rubenstein is Skirball Professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Literature in the Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies of New York University. He is the author of numerous books, including Stories of the Babylonian Talmud and The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. ¿

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780827613089
• ISBN-10: 0827613083
• Artikelnr.: 50450750

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey L. Rubenstein is Skirball Professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Literature in the Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies of New York University. He is the author of numerous books, including Stories of the Babylonian Talmud and The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud.  

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments    
Introduction: Of Stones and Stories    
Part 1. The Human Condition
1. The Surreal Sleeper    
2. What to Do with an Aged (and Annoying) Mother?    
3. Forbidden Fruit, or How Not to Seduce Your Husband    
4. Men Are from Babylonia, Women Are from the Land of Israel    
5. Sufferings! Not Them and Not Their Reward!    
Part 2. Virtue, Character, and the Life of Piety
6. The Ugly Vessel    
7. An Arrow in Satan’s Eye    
8. The Land of Truth    
9. Torah for Richer or Poorer    
10. Heroism and Humor    
Part 3. The Individual, Society, and Power
11. Showdown in Court    
12. Alexander the Great and the Faraway King    
13. The Carpenter and His Apprentice    
14. Standing on One Leg    
Notes    
Bibliography    
Subject Index    
Biblical and Rabbinic Sources Index