Jacob Neusner (1932–2016)
Author of The Mishnah: A New Translation
About the Author
Jacob Neusner was born in Hartford, Connecticut on July 28, 1932. He received a bachelor's degree in history from Harvard University in 1953. He studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, where he was ordained a Conservative rabbi and received a master's degree in Hebrew letters in show more 1960. He also received a doctorate in religion from Columbia University. He taught at Dartmouth College, Brown University, and the University of South Florida before joining the religion department at Bard College in 1994. He retired from there in 2014. He was a religious historian and one of the world's foremost scholars of Jewish rabbinical texts. He published more than 900 books during his lifetime including A Life of Yohanan ben Zakkai; The Way of Torah: An Introduction to Judaism; Judaism: The Evidence of the Mishnah; Strangers at Home: The 'Holocaust,' Zionism, and American Judaism; Translating the Classics of Judaism: In Theory and in Practice; Why There Never Was a 'Talmud of Caesarea': Saul Lieberman's Mistakes; and Judaism: An Introduction. He wrote The Bible and Us: A Priest and a Rabbi Read Scripture Together with Andrew M. Greeley and A Rabbi Talks with Jesus with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI. He also edited and translated, with others, nearly the entirety of the Jewish rabbinical texts. He died on October 8, 2016 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Jacob Neusner
Messiah in Context: Israel's History and Destiny in Formative Judaism: The Foundations of Judaism: Method, Teleology,… (1984) 62 copies
Midrash in Context: Exegesis in Formative Judaism: The Foundations of Judaism: Method, Teleology, Doctrine (Part One:… (1983) 49 copies
Invitation to Midrash: The Workings of Rabbinic Bible Interpretation : A Teaching Book (1989) 46 copies
The Life of Torah; Readings in the Jewish Religious Experience. (The Religious life of man series) (1974) 42 copies
Scriptures of the Oral Torah: Sanctification and Salvation in the Sacred Books of Judaism (1987) 40 copies, 1 review
Torah: From Scroll to Symbol in Formative Judaism (The Foundations of Judaism : method, teleology, doctrine) (1985) 38 copies
Judaism and Christianity in the Age of Constantine: History, Messiah, Israel, and the Initial Confrontation (Chicago… (1987) 36 copies
Judaism And The Interpretation Of Scipture: Introduction To The Rabbinic Midrash (2004) 31 copies, 1 review
Writing With Scripture: The Authority and Uses of the Hebrew Bible in the Torah of Formative Judaism (1989) 30 copies
The Yerushalmi--The Talmud of the Land of Israel: An Introduction (Library of Classical Judaism) (1994) 28 copies
Sectors of American Judaism : Reform, Orthodoxy, Conservatism, and Reconstructionism (1975) 26 copies
The glory of God is intelligence: Four lectures on the role of intellect in Judaism (Religious studies monograph… (1978) 24 copies
Rabbinic Literature & the New Testament: What We Cannot Show, We Do Not Know (1994) 24 copies, 1 review
Revelation: The Torah and the Bible (Christianity & Judaism, the Formative Categories) (Christianity and Judaism, the… (1995) 23 copies
Three Faiths, One God: The Formative Faith and Practice of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (2002) 21 copies
Comparing Spiritualities: Formative Christianity and Judaism on Finding Life and Meeting Death (2000) — Author — 20 copies
Judaism's Theological Voice: The Melody of the Talmud (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1995) 20 copies
Telling Tales: Making Sense of Christian and Judaic Nonsense : The Urgency and Basis for Judeo-Christian Dialogue (1993) 19 copies
Transformations In Ancient Judaism: Textual Evidence For Creative Responses To Crisis (2004) 19 copies
Understanding American Judaism: Toward the Description of a Modern Religion (Volume 1) (1982) 19 copies
The Social World of Formative Christianity and Judaism: Essays in Tribute to Howard Clarke Kee (1988) 18 copies
Judaism and Scripture: The Evidence of Leviticus Rabbah (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1986) 17 copies
When Judaism and Christianity began : essays in memory of Anthony J. Saldarini (2004) — Editor — 17 copies
Christianity, Judaism and Other Greco-Roman Cults: Studies for Morton Smith at Sixty (1975) 17 copies
The Theology of the Oral Torah: Revealing the Justice of God (Mcgill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion) (1999) 17 copies
Judaism in Late Antiquity, Part Two: Historical Syntheses (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik) (1995) 16 copies
Form-Analysis and Exegesis: A Fresh Approach to the Interpretation of Mishnah, With Special Reference to… (1980) 16 copies
Sifra: An Analytical Translation, Introduction, Vayyiqra Dibura Denedabah and Vayyiqra Dibura Dehobah (Neusner Titles… (1985) 15 copies
The Halakhah: Historical and Religious Perspectives (Brill Reference Library of Judaism.) (2002) 15 copies
The Mother of the Messiah in Judaism: The Book of Ruth (The Bible of Judaism Library) (1993) 14 copies, 1 review
Rabbinic Narrative: A Documentary Perspective - Volume One: Forms, Types and Distribution of Narratives in the Mishnah,… (2003) 14 copies
Early Rabbinic Judaism: Historical studies in religion, literature and art (Studies in Judaism in late antiquity) (1975) 14 copies
The Rabbi and the synagogue 13 copies
Comparing Religious Traditions: Ethics of Family Life, Volume 1 (Comparing Religious Traditions) (2000) 13 copies
Rabbinic Narrative: A Documentary Perspective - Volume Two: Forms, Types and Distribution of Narratives in Sifra,… (2003) 12 copies
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Women, Part 5: The Mishnaic System of Women (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity) (1980) 12 copies
Uniting the Dual Torah: Sifra and the Problem of the Mishnah (Brown Judaic Studies) (1990) 12 copies
Judaism in society : the evidence of the Yerushalmi : toward the natural history of a religion (1983) 11 copies
Religion, literature, and society in ancient Israel, formative Christianity and Judaism : Formative Judaism (1987) 10 copies
Judaism's Story of Creation: Scripture, Halakhah, Aggadah (Brill Reference Library of Judaism) (2000) 10 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel: A Complete Outline of the Second, Third, and Fourth Divisions, II. the Divisions Of… (1996) 8 copies
The Formation of the Babylonian Talmud: Studies in the Achievements of Late Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Historical… (2003) 8 copies, 1 review
Genesis rabbah : the Judaic commentary to the book of Genesis : a new American translation (1985) 8 copies
Understanding Seeking Faith: Essays on the Case of Judaism, Vol. I: Debates on Method, Reports of Results: Essays on… (1986) 8 copies
The Rabbinic Traditions about the Pharisees before 70: Part II. The Houses (Studies in the History of Judaism) (Pt. II) (1971) 8 copies
Classical Judaism: Torah, Learning, Virtue: An Anthology of the Mishnah, Talmud, and Midrash Volume Two: Learning… (1993) 7 copies
Forging a Common Future: Catholic, Judaic, and Protestant Relations for a New Millennium (1997) 7 copies
Un rabino habla con Jesus/ A Rabbi Talks With Jesus (Ensayos/ Essays) (Spanish Edition) (2008) 7 copies
Jerusalem and Athens: The Congruity of Talmudic and Classical Philosophy (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of… (1997) 7 copies
Rabbinic Narrative: A Documentary Perspective, Vol. Three: Forms, Types and Distribution of Narratives in Song of Songs… (2003) 7 copies
The Rabbinic Traditions About the Pharisees Before 70, Part I: The Masters (Dove Studies in Bible, Language, and… (1999) 7 copies
Torah Revealed, Torah Fulfilled: Scriptural Laws In Formative Judaism and Earliest Christianity (2008) — Author — 6 copies
The Babylonian Talmud: A Translation And Commentary: Volume 21, Bekhorot, 'Arakhin, Temurah 6 copies
The Body of Faith: Israel and the Church (Christianity and Judaism, the Formative Categories) (1996) 6 copies
Idea of Purity in Ancient Judaism: The Haskell Lectures 1972-73 (Studies in Judaism in late antiquity) (1973) 6 copies
Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism in Talmudic Babylonia (Studies in Judaism) (1986) 6 copies
Judaism and Story: The Evidence of The Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1992) 6 copies
The Midrash compilations of the sixth and seventh centuries : an introduction to the rhetorical, logical, and topical… (1989) 5 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 26: Qiddushin (Volume 26) (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism - The… (1984) 5 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 27: Sotah (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1984) 5 copies
A history of the Jews in Babylonia 5 copies
Christianity, Judaism and Other Greco-Roman Cults, Part 2: Early Christianity (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity) (1975) 5 copies
The Babylonian Talmud : a translation and commentary, Volume 11, Tratcates Sotah and Gittin 5 copies
The Halakhah, An Encyclopaedia of the Law of Judaism: Vol 1 Between Israel and God Part A (Brill Reference Library of… (2000) 5 copies
The Babylonian Talmud : a translation and commentary, Volume 18, Tractates Shebu'ot, Zebahim 5 copies
JUD TRANS CAT: GOD, TORAH,ISRAEL 2 (Judaism Transcends Catastrophe : God, Torah, and Israel Beyond the Holocaust, Vol… (1995) 4 copies
Halakhah: Inside the Walls of the Israelite Household : The Desacralization of the Household (Brill Reference Library… (2000) 4 copies
The wonder-working lawyers of Talmudic Babylonia : the theory and practice of Judaism in its formative age (1987) 4 copies
Formative Judaism: History, Hermeneutics, Law, and Religion--Ten Recent Essays (Academic Studies in the History of (2000) 4 copies
From Mishnah to Scripture : the problem of the unattributed saying with special reference to the division of purities (1984) 4 copies
Encyclopedia of religious and philosophical writings in late antiquity : pagan, Judaic, Christian (2007) 4 copies
George W. E. Nickelsburg in Perspective: An Ongoing Dialogue of Learning (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of… (2003) — Editor — 4 copies
Christianity, Judaism and Other Greco-Roman Cults, Part 4: Judaism After 70 Other Greco-Roman Cults Bibliography… (2004) 4 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 12: Erubin (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1990) 4 copies
Religion, literature, and society in ancient Israel, formative Christianity and Judaism (1990) 3 copies
Eternal Israel Endures (Judaism Transcends Catastrophe: God, Torah, and Israel Beyond the Holocaust) (v. 4) (1996) 3 copies
Collected Essays on Philosophy and on Judaism, Vol. 3 (Academic Studies in the History of Judaism) (2001) — Editor — 3 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 1: Berakhot (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1990) 3 copies
George W.E. Nickelsburg in perspective : an ongoing dialogue of learning [Vol 1] (2003) — Editor — 3 copies
A history of the Mishnaic law of Holy Things. P. 2, Menahot : translation and explanation (1978) 3 copies
The Golden Rule: Analytical Perspectives (Jacob Neusner Series: Religion/Social Order) (2008) 3 copies
Sources of the transformation of Judaism : from philosophy to religion in the classics of Judaism : a reader (1993) 3 copies
George W.E. Nickelsburg in perspective : an ongoing dialogue of learning [Vol 2] (2003) — Editor — 3 copies
History of the Jews in the Second Through Seventh Century of the Common Era (Origins of Judaism) (1991) 3 copies
Judaism Transcends Catastrophe: God, Torah, and Israel Beyond the Holocaust. Vol III: The Torah Teaches (1996) 3 copies
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Women, Part Two: Ketubot Translation and Explanation (Studies in Judaism in Late… (1980) 3 copies
Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity: A History of the Mishnaic Law of Holy Things: Volume 30, Part 5 (1978) 3 copies
Academic Study of Judaism: Essays and Reflections, Third Series, Three Contexts of Jewish Learning (Third Series) (1980) 3 copies
Genesis Rabbah: The Judaic Commentary to the Book of Genesis, a New American Translation : Parashiyyot 68 Through...… (1985) 3 copies
Ancient Judaism and Modern Category Formation: "Judaism," "Midrash," "Messianism," and Canon in the Past… (1986) 3 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 34: Horayat and Niddah (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1982) 3 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 33: Abodah Zarah (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1982) 3 copies
Tradition as selectivity : scripture, Mishnah, Tosefta, and Midrash in the Talmud of Babylonia : the case of Tractate… (1990) 3 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 30: Baba Batra (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1984) 3 copies
The Treasury of Judaism: A New Collection and Translation of Essential Texts (Studies in Judaism) (2008) 3 copies
Un rabino habla con Jesús : el libro con el que Benedicto XVI dialoga en Jesús de Nazaret (2008) 3 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 16: Rosh Hashanah (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1988) 3 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 11: Shabbat (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1991) 3 copies
A history of the Mishnaic law of Holy Things. P. 1, Zebahim : translation and explanation (2007) 3 copies
The Torah in the Talmud, A Taxonomy of the Uses of Scripture in the talmud (Studies in the History of Judaism) (1993) 3 copies
A history of the Mishnaic law of Holy Things. P. 4, Arakhin, Temurah : translation and explanation (1979) 3 copies
Beyond catastrophe : the Rabbis' reading of Isaiah's vision : Israelite messiah-prophecies in formative… (1996) 3 copies
The Theological Grammar of the Oral Torah, Vol. 2: Syntax- Connections and Constructions (Dowling Studies in the… (1998) 3 copies
The Theological Grammar of the Oral Torah, Vol. 3: Semantics- Models of Analysis, Explanation, and Anticipation… (1998) 3 copies
The Implicit Norms of Rabbinic Judaism: The Bedrock of a Classical Religion (Studies in Judaism) (2005) 2 copies
Language as taxonomy : the rules for using Hebrew and Aramaic in the Babylonian Talmud (1991) 2 copies
Contemporary Views of Ancient Judaism: Disbutes and Debates (Global Academic Publishing) (2001) 2 copies
Form-analytical comparison in Rabbinic Judaism : structure and form in The fathers and The fathers according to Rabbi… (1992) 2 copies
Judaism States Its Theology: The Talmudic Re-Presentation (Studies in the History of Judaism) (1993) 2 copies
A history of the Mishnaic law of Holy Things. P. 3, Hullin, Bekhorot : translation and explanation (1978) 2 copies
Judaism Transcends Catastrophe Vol. 5: Faith Seeking Understanding The Tasks of Theology in Twenty-First Century (1997) 2 copies
A history of the Mishnaic law of women. translation and explanation / Part 3, Nedarim, Nazir (1980) 2 copies
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 22: The Mishnaic System of Uncleanness: Its Context and History… (2007) 2 copies
Lamentations Rabbah: An Analytical Translation (Neusner Titles in Brown Judaic Studies) (1989) 2 copies
Formative Judaism : religious, historical, and literary studies : third series : Torah, Pharisees, and rabbis (1983) 2 copies
The Social Teaching of Rabbinic Judaism: Corporate Israel and the Individual Israelite (2001) 2 copies
How to Study the Bavli: The Language, Literatures, and Lessons of the Talmud of Babylonia (Studies in the History of… (1992) 2 copies
Songs of Songs Rabbah: An Analytical Translation, Vol. II (Neusner Titles in Brown Judaic Studies) (1989) 2 copies
The psychology of superstition 2 copies
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 19: Tebul Yom and Yadayim (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity) (2007) 2 copies
Theological Dictionary of Rabbinic Judaism: Part One: Principal Theological Categories (Studies in Judaism) (Pt. 1) (2005) 2 copies
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 6: Negaim: Mishnah-Tosefta (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity) (2007) 2 copies
Formative Judaism: Religious, Historical, and Literary Studies, Fifth Series, Revisioning the Written Records of a… (1985) 2 copies
Judaism in Late Antiquity: Where We Stand, Issues and Debates in Ancient Judaism (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch… (1999) 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 5: Shebiit (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1991) 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 14: Yoma (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1991) 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 15: Sheqalim (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1991) 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 18: Besah and Taanit (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1987) 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 6: Terumot (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1988) 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 9: Hallah (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1991) 2 copies
The Halakhah: Inside the Walls of the Israelite Household : At the Meeting of Time and Space (Brill Reference Library… (2000) 2 copies
The Halakhah: Between Israel and God : Transcendent Transactions: Where Heaven and Earth Intersect (Brill Reference… (2000) 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 28: Baba Qamma (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1984) 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 20: Hagigah and Moed Qatan (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1986) 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 17: Sukkah (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1988) 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 25: Gittin (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1985) 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 35: Introduction. Taxonomy (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1983) 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 10: Orlah and Bikkurim (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1991) 2 copies
Talmud Torah: Ways to God's Presence through Learning: An Exercise in Practical Theology (Studies in Judaism) (2002) 2 copies
The Talmud of Babylonia: An American Translation : Xxxii. Tractate Arakhin (Brown Judaic Studies) (1994) 2 copies
Religion and the political order : politics in classical and contemporary Christianity, Islam, and Judaism (2000) 2 copies
The Literature of formative Judaism The Targumim and other Jewish writings in late antiquity (1991) 2 copies
Judaism in Late Antiquity: Volume 3 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 13: Yerushalmi Pesahim (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1995) 2 copies
How Important Was the Destruction of the Second Temple in the Formation of Rabbinic Judaism? (Studies in Judaism) (2005) 2 copies
The Judaism behind the texts--the generative premises of rabbinic literature. I, The Mishnah (1994) 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 29: Baba Mesia (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1984) 2 copies
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 4: Kilayim (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1991) 2 copies
Common Ground 1 copy
The talmud as history 1 copy
The Mishnah : A new translation — Translator — 1 copy
History & Torah 1 copy
The Talmud of the Land of Israel : a complete outline of the second, third, and fourth divisions. III, The Division of… (1996) 1 copy
Rabbinic Narrative: A Documentary Perspective, Vol. Four: The Precedent and the Parable in Diachronic View (The Brill… (2003) 1 copy
Israel and Zion in American Judaism: The Zionist Fulfillment (Routledge Library Editions: Religion in America) (2023) 1 copy
Semeia 27: Law as Literature 1 copy
From Ancient Israel to Modern Judaism, Vol. 4: Intellect in Quest of Understanding; Essays in Honor of Marvin Fox; The… (2016) 1 copy
To the class of 1976 1 copy
The Mishnaic System of Appointed Times: History of the Mishnaic Law of Appointed Times (1903) 1 copy
The Unity of Rabbinic Discourse: Volume I: Aggadah in the Halakhah (Studies in Ancient Judaism) (2001) 1 copy
MISHNAH NEW TRANSLATION 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 5: Ohalot: Literary and Historical Problems (Studies in Judaism in Late… (2007) 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 7: Negaim. Sifra (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity) (2007) 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Damages, Part 3: Baba Batra, Sanhedrin, Makkot (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity) (2007) 1 copy
Lectures on Judaism in the Academy and in the Humanities (Studies in the History of Judaism) (1990) 1 copy
Extra-And Non-Documentary Writing in the Canon of Formative Judaism, Vol. 1: The Pointless Parallel (2001) 1 copy
Judaism Transcends Catastrophe God, Torah, amd Israel Beyond the Holocaust. Volume 11- God Commands 1 copy
Comparative Hermeneutics of Rabbinic Judaism, The, Volume Eight: Why This, Not That? (Global Academic Publishing) (2000) 1 copy
Comparative Hermeneutics of Rabbinic Judaism, The, Volume Seven: The Generic Hermeneutics of the Halakhah (Global… (2000) 1 copy
Comparative Hermeneutics of Rabbinic Judaism, The, Volume Six: Tohorot through Uqsin (Global Academic Publishing) (2000) 1 copy
Comparative Hermeneutics of Rabbinic Judaism, The, Volume Five: Seder Tohorot (Global Academic Publishing) (2000) 1 copy
Comparative Hermeneutics of Rabbinic Judaism, The, Volume Four: Seder Qodoshim (Global Academic Publishing) (2000) 1 copy
Comparative Hermeneutics of Rabbinic Judaism, The, Volume Three: Seder Niziqin (Global Academic Publishing) (2000) 1 copy
Comparative Hermeneutics of Rabbinic Judaism, The, Volume Two: Seder Mo'ed (Global Academic Publishing) (2000) 1 copy
The Comparative Hermeneutics of Rabbinic Judiasm Volume 1 (Global Academic Publishing Books) (2000) 1 copy
Rabbinic Theology and Israelite Prophecy: Primacy of the Torah, Narrative of the World to Come, Doctrine of Repentance… (2007) 1 copy
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 7: Maaserot (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1987) 1 copy
The public side of learning : the political consequences of scholarship in the context of Judaism (1985) 1 copy
Rabbinic Categories: Construction And Comparison (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism) (2005) 1 copy
The Two Talmuds Compared Vol. IIA : The Division of Women in the Talmud of the Land of Israel & the Talmud of… (1996) 1 copy
'First Cleanse the Inside' 1 copy
The law of agriculture in the Mishnah and the Tosefta : translation, commentary, theology (2005) 1 copy
The 2001 Mathers Lecture, the 2001 Rosen Lecture, and Other Queen's University Essays in the Study of Judaism… (2001) 1 copy
Judaism and Zoroastrianism at the dusk of late antiquity : how two ancient faiths wrote down their great traditions (1993) 1 copy
The Two Talmuds Compared. II. The Division of Women in the Talmud of the land of Israel and the Talmud of Babylonia. A.… (1996) 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Women, Part 4: Sotah, Gittin, Qiddushin: Translation and Explanation (Studies in… (2007) 1 copy
The Talmudic Anthology in three Volumes: II. God: Issues of Theology (Judentum Und Umwelt: Realms of Judaism) (1995) 1 copy
The documentary foundation of rabbinic culture : mopping up after debates with Gerald L. Bruns, S.J.D. Cohen, Arnold… (1995) 1 copy
Religious writings and religious systems : systemic analysis of holy books in Christianity, Islam, Buddhism,… (1989) 1 copy
How Judaism reads the Torah I / II: Part 1: How Judaism Reads the Ten Commandments. An Anthology of the Mekhilta… (1993) 1 copy
The Judaism Behind the Texts: The Generative Premises of Rabbinic Literature, Vol. 2: Tosefta, Tractate Abot, and… (1994) 1 copy
Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity: A History of the Mishnaic Law of Appointed Times: Volume 34, Part 4 (1902) 1 copy
Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity: A History of the Mishnaic Law of Damages: Volume 35, Part 3 1 copy
Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity: A History of the Mishnaic Law of Damages: Volume 35, Part 1 1 copy
Sifre to Numbers, Part I: An American Translation and Explanation (Brown Judaic Studies, No. 118, etc.) (1986) 1 copy
Neusner On Judaism: Literature (Ashgate Contemporary Thinkers on Religion: Collected Works) (Ashgate Contemporary… (2004) 1 copy
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 22: Ketubot (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1985) 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 18: Zabim (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity) (2007) 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 11: Tohorot: Commentary (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity) (2007) 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 17: Makhshirin (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity) (2007) 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 14: Miqvaot: Literary and Historical Problems (Studies in Judaism in… (2007) 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 16: Niddah: Literary and Historical Problems (Studies in Judaism in… (2007) 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 15: Niddah: Commentary (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity) (2007) 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 13: Miqvaot: Commentary (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity) (2007) 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 12: Tohorot: Literary and Historical Problems (Studies in Judaism in… (2007) 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 21: The Redaction and Formulation of the Order of Purities in Mishnah… (2007) 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 9: Parah: Commentary (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity) (2007) 1 copy
Song of Songs Rabbah: An Analytical Translation, Vol. I (Neusner Titles in Brown Judaic Studies) (1990) 1 copy
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 19: Megillah (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1987) 1 copy
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 8: Maaser Sheni (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1993) 1 copy
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 3: Demai (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1993) 1 copy
The Twentieth Century Construction of Judaism: Essays on the Religion of Torah in the History of Religion (Studies in… (1991) 1 copy
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 2: Yerushalmi Peah (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1990) 1 copy
Neusner On Judaism: Religion And Theology (Contemporary Thinkers on Religion) (Contemporary Thinkers on Religion)… (2005) 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 20: Uqsin (Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity) (2007) 1 copy
Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity: A History of the Mishnaic Law of Appointed Times: Volume 34, Part 1 (1981) 1 copy
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, vol 32: A Preliminary Translation and Explanation : Shebuot (Talmud of the Land of… (1983) 1 copy
The Bavli that might have been : the Tosefta's theory of Mishnah commentary compared with the Bavli's (1991) 1 copy
The canonical history of ideas : the place of the so-called Tannaite Midrashim : Mekhilta attributed to R. Ishmael,… (1990) 1 copy
Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity: A History of the Mishnaic Law of Appointed Times: Volume 34, Part 5 (1981) 1 copy
Genesis Rabbah, Vol. III 1 copy
A History of the Mishnaic Law of Women, Part 1: Yebamot: Translation and Explanation (Studies in Judaism in Late… (2007) 1 copy
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 31: Sanhedrin and Makkot (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1984) 1 copy
Judaic and Christian visions of the social order : describing, analyzing and comparing systems of the formative age (2011) 1 copy
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 24: Nazir (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1985) 1 copy
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 23: Nedarim (Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism) (1985) 1 copy
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Everyman's Talmud: The Major Teachings of the Rabbinic Sages (1932) — Foreword, some editions — 958 copies, 10 reviews
By Study and Also by Faith: Essays in Honor of Hugh W. Nibley, Vol. 1 (1990) — Contributor — 43 copies
By Study and Also by Faith: Essays in Honor of Hugh W. Nibley, Vol. 2 (1990) — Contributor — 19 copies
The Missions Of James, Peter, And Paul: Tensions In Early Christianity (Supplements to Novum Testamentum) (2004) — Contributor — 18 copies
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Exile: Old Testament, Jewish, and Christian Conceptions (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, Vol 56) (1997) — Contributor — 13 copies
This World and the World to Come: Soteriology in Early Judaism (The Library of Second Temple Studies) (2011) — Contributor — 12 copies
Great Is Thy Faithfulness?: Reading Lamentations as Sacred Scripture (2011) — Contributor; Translator — 8 copies
A Wandering Galilean: Essays in Honour of Seán Freyne (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism) (2009) — Contributor — 5 copies
Crossing boundaries in early Judaism and Christianity : ambiguities, complexities, and half-forgotten enemies essays in… (2016) — Contributor — 3 copies
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A Rabbi Talks with Jesus by Jacob Neusner
Placing himself within the context of the Gospel of Matthew, Rabbi Neusner imagines himself in a dialog with Jesus evaluating His teachings with that of the Torah of Moses. Rabbi Neusner explores the reasons Christians believe in Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of Heaven, while Jews continue to believe in the Torah of Moses and a kingdom of priests and a holy people on earth. He explains why he was not convinced that Jesus is the promised Messiah. Reading the book helped to deepen my Catholic Faith.… (more)
Despite Rabbi Neusner's claim that Judaism is androgynous, based on what he says in his book he actually shows how male-oriented Judaism really is.
While the author distinguishes between the masculinity of the Bible and the femininity of the aggadah (the folkloric aspect), what Rabbi Neusner considers feminine is submissiveness. Yet this trait is stereotypically feminine as opposed to the stereotypically masculine traits of controller, ruler, and judge.
Androgynous Judaism is an interesting book to read; I just don't buy the author's premise.… (more)
While the author distinguishes between the masculinity of the Bible and the femininity of the aggadah (the folkloric aspect), what Rabbi Neusner considers feminine is submissiveness. Yet this trait is stereotypically feminine as opposed to the stereotypically masculine traits of controller, ruler, and judge.
Androgynous Judaism is an interesting book to read; I just don't buy the author's premise.… (more)
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