How Not to Study Judaism, Examples and

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.

Preface

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How Not to Study Parables and How to Study Them

Information Without Knowledge. Clemens Thoma on the Parable

3

(8)

The Parable: The Documentary Approach

11

(28)

How Not to Study Rabbinic Narratives and How to Study Them

Aimless Anthologizing: Jeffrey L. Rubenstein on Narrative

39

(6)

Folklore in Rabbinic Theological Context: Hasan-Rokem on ``Folk Narratives''

45

(14)

Rabbinic Narrative: Documentary Perspectives on the Mishnah's and the Tosefta's Ma'Asim

59

(28)

Rabbinic Narrative: Documentary Perspectives on the Authentic Narrative in Lamentations Rabbah

87

(40)

Rabbinic Narrative: Documentary Perspectives on the Sage-Story in the Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan Text A

127

(50)

How Not to Study Rabbis' Biographies and How to Study Them

Can We Write a Talmudic Rabbi's Life? Goshen-Gottstein's Yes and No

177

(2)

Biography in Rabbinic Judaism

179

(28)

How Not to Represent Rabbis' Disputes and How to Represent Them

Representing the Talmuds: Keith Hopkins on Rabbinic Disputes, Seth Schwartz on Yerushalmi Translation'

207

(22)

Disputes in Rabbinic Judaism

229

(20)

Debates in Rabbinic Judaism

249

(26)

Halakhic Dialectics

275

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