Judaism As Philosophy: The Method and Message of the Mishnah (Jewish Studies Series)

By Jacob Neusner

Book Overview

By studying a large sample of evidence, translated and explained, Neusner identifies the philosophical side to the Mishnah's system, method, and message alike. According to the author, the Mishnah, the first canonical writing of Judaism after the Hebrew Scriptures of ancient Israel (the Old Testament), is to be read as philosophy in accord with the generally accepted understanding of philosophy in its time and place. The philosophical tradition in which the Mishnah takes its place utilizes the method of Aristotle to demonstrate the proposition important to Middle Platonism.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872497364
• ISBN13: 9780872497368
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Pr
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"