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Neusner is right in claiming that the question of the shape of the Bavli--as a whole--in relation to the Yerushalmi--as a whole--has never been raised in this fashion. His work is original and indeed groundbreaking. Brevard Childs, Yale Divinity School Neusner's work is absolutely original, sometimes in ways which are quite remarkable. He has addressed himself to an ancient literature which is the subject of countless works of commentary, exegesis, and critical study. Yet, he manages to ask questions which no none asked before, to make observations which no one made before, and to put the results of his research and reflection in a form which is replete with new and valuable insights. Marvin Fox, Director, Lown School of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University

Neusner is right in claiming that the question of the shape of the Bavli--as a whole--in relation to the Yerushalmi--as a whole--has never been raised in this fashion. His work is original and indeed groundbreaking. Brevard Childs, Yale Divinity School Neusner's work is absolutely original, sometimes in ways which are quite remarkable. He has addressed himself to an ancient literature which is the subject of countless works of commentary, exegesis, and critical study. Yet, he manages to ask questions which no none asked before, to make observations which no one made before, and to put the results of his research and reflection in a form which is replete with new and valuable insights. Marvin Fox, Director, Lown School of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University

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Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology at Bard College and Senior Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard. He has published more than 900 books and unnumbered articles, both scholarly and academic and popular and journalistic, and is the most published humanities scholar in the world. He has been awarded nine honorary degrees, including seven US and European honorary doctorates. He received his AB from Harvard College in 1953, his PhD from Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary in 1961, and rabbinical ordination and the degree of Master of Hebrew Letters from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1960. Neusner is editor of the 'Encyclopedia of Judaism' (Brill, 1999. I-III) and its Supplements; Chair of the Editorial Board of 'The Review of Rabbinic Judaism, ' and Editor in Chief of 'The Brill Reference Library of Judaism', both published by E. J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands. He is editor of 'Studies in Judaism', University Press of America. Neusner resides with his wife in Rhinebeck, New York. They have a daughter, three sons and three daughters-in-law, six granddaughters and two grandsons.

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