Chapters in the Formative History of Judaism: Sixth Series: More Essays on the History, Literature, and Theology of Judaism [Paperback]

This collection of seven essays draws on work done in 2010. The author takes up several topics in the systemic analysis of Judaisms and deals with comparisons of Judaisms. The papers include two commentaries on the current state of the academic study of Judaism.

The reason for periodically collecting and publishing essays and reviews is to give them a second life, after they have served as lectures or as summaries of monographs or as free-standing articles or as expositions of Judaism in collections of comparative religions. This re-presentation serves a readership to whom the initial presentation in lectures or specialized journals or short-run monographs is inaccessible. Some of the essays furthermore provide a pr?cis, for colleagues in kindred fields, of fully worked out monographs.

Jacob Neusneris a leading figure in the American academic study of religion. He revolutionized the study of Judaism and brought it into the field of religion, and he built intellectual bridges between Judaism and other religions, thereby laying the groundwork for durable understanding and respect among religions. He has advanced the careers of younger scholars and teachers through his teaching and publication programs. Neusner's influence on the study of Judaism and religion is broad, powerful, distinctive, and enduring.

Part 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Comparison and Classification of Systems of the Social Order
Chapter 3 The Social Vision of Rabbinic Judaism
Chapter 4 The Rabbis and the Prophets: The Case of Amos
Chapter 5 The Messiah and the Resurrection of the Dead
Chapter 6 Resurrection in Rabbinic Judaism
Part 7 Reflections on a Changing Scene
Chapter 8 Fifty Years of Jewish Learning: What has Changed and What Difference Does it Make?
Chapter 9 Autobiography of an Impresario: Encounters with Hershel Shanks