The Essential Agus: The Writings of Jacob B. Agus

by Jacob Bernard Agus and Steven T. Katz

Book Overview

Rabbi Jacob Agus' (1911-1986) intellectual production spanned nearly a half century and covered an enormous historical and conceptual range, from the biblical to the modern era. Best known as an important Jewish scholar, he also held important rabbinic, teaching, and public positions. Although born and raised within an orthodox setting, Agus was strongly influenced by American liberalism and his work displayed modernizing sympathies, reservations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814746926
• ISBN13: 9780814746929
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 588 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"