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First steps in the talmud: a guide to the confused by Neusner, Jacob

“…The Talmud is a confusing piece of writing. It begins no where and ends no where but it does not move in a circle. It is written in several languages and…”
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How the Talmud works by Neusner, J

“…The Bavli, or Talmud of Babylonia, the foundation-document of Judaism, its law, theology, and exegesis of Scripture, sets forth an orderly world, resting on…”
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The theology of the oral Torah: revealing the justice of God by Neusner, Jacob

“…In The Theology of the Oral Torah Neusner crafts the central conceptions of rabbinic Judaism into a rigorous, coherent argument by setting forth four cogent…”
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Judaism and Islam in Practice: A Sourcebook by Neusner, Jacob, Sonn, Tamara, Brockopp, Jonathan E.

“…Judaism and Islam compare because they concur that God cares deeply not only about attitudes but actions, not only about what one says to God but how one…”
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reader's guide to the Talmud by Neusner, J

“…This systematic introduction to the Talmud of Babylonia (Bavli) seeks to answer basic questions of form: how is this a coherent document? How do we make sense…”
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Jewish and Christian Doctrines: The Classics Compared by Neusner, Jacob, Chilton, Bruce

“…Jewish and Christian Doctrines presents a concise and lucid introduction to the foundations of Judaism and Christianity. The authors explore key documents…”
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Reaffirming Higher Education by Neusner, Jacob, Neusner, Noam M. M

“…Universities today must balance the requirements of teaching with those of scholarship. The consensus that scholarship counts first and teaching comes second…”
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Judaism: the basics / Jacob Neusner by Neusner, Jacob

“…The oldest of the world's major faiths, Judaism as practiced today represents a tradition that goes back nearly 6,000 years. Accessible and wide-ranging,…”
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Comparing religions through law: Judaism and Islam / Jacob Neusner and Tamara Sonn by Neusner, Jacob, Sonn, Tamara

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Auschwitz's Finale: racism and holocausts by Dossa, Shiraz

“…It is passing strange that the existence of Auschwitz has not lessened racism. In fact quite the reverse: it has unleashed surplus racism on the 'Third world'…”
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The Talmud in its Iranian Context ed. by Carol Bakhos and M. Rahim Shayegan (review) by Neusner, Jacob

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How the Talmud works and why the Talmud won by Jacob Neusner

“…A single document, the Talmud of Babylonia – that is to say, the Misha, a philosophical law code that reached closure at ca 100 C.E., as read by the Gemara, a…”
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Is there a theology of rabbinic Judaism? by Jacob Neusner

“…What is at stake in the problem of theology? It is whether or not, out of a given body of authoritative writings, we may appeal to that –ism, that “Judaism”,…”
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The Theology of the Oral Torah: Revealing the Justice of God by Neusner, J

“…In The Theology of the Oral Torah Neusner crafts the central conceptions of rabbinic Judaism into a rigorous, coherent argument by setting forth four cogent…”
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Judendomens feminina kärna. Strukturella omvändningar och deras betydelse för skapandet av det rabbinska systemet by Jacob Neusner

“…Rabbinic Judaism is often described as an exclusively male-dominated and patriarchal religious system. However, the structure of the core of this patriarchal…”
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The Idea of History in Rabbinic Judaism: What Kinds of Questions did the Ancient Rabbis Answer? by Neusner, Jacob

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The Idea of History in Rabbinic JudaismWhat Kinds of Questions did the Ancient Rabbis Answer? by Neusner, Jacob

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Theological Foundations of Tolerance in Classical Judaism by Neusner, Jacob

“…This article's main purpose is to verify if, and to what extent, an attitude of religious tolerance stems from the essential pivots of Biblical and Rabbinic…”
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Is Scripture the origin of the Halakhah? by Neusner, Jacob

“…Scripture, in particular the Pentateuch, forms the natural starting point for any inquiry into origins in Judaism. The question answered here derives from a…”
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Restoring the Public Order: The World to Come by Neusner, Jacob

“…For us it is not easy to imagine a thought-world in which patterns, rather than sequences of events treated as cause and effect, are asked to organize…”
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