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Author:   Martin Goodman (Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Oxford; Fellow of the British Academy) ,  Philip Alexander (Professor of Post-Biblical Jewish Literature, University of Manchester; Fellow of the British Academy)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   165
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.797kg
ISBN:  

9780197264744

ISBN 10:   0197264743
Pages:   380
Publication Date:   13 January 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Martin Goodman: Introduction Part I: The Issues 1: Philip Alexander: Using Rabbinic Literature as a source for the History of Late-Roman Palestine: Problems and Issues 2: Fergus Millar: The Palestinian Context of Rabbinic Judaism 3: Peter Schafer: Research into Rabbinic Literature: An attempt to define the Status Quaestionis 4: Chaim Milikowsky: The Status Quaestionis of Research into Rabbinic Literature 5: Peter Schafer & Chaim Milikowsky: Current Views on the Editing of the Rabbinic Texts of Late Antiquity: Reflections on a debate after twenty years Part II: The Rabbinic Texts 6: Amram Tropper: The State of Mishnah Studies 7: Romen Reichman: The Tosefta and its Value for Historical Research: Questioning the historical reliability of case stories 8: Gunter Stemberger: Halakhic Midrashim as Historical Sources 9: Sacha Stern: The Talmud Yerushalmi 10: Richard Kalmin: Problems in the use of the Bavli for the History of Late-Roman Palestine: the example of Astrology 11: Alex Samely: Literary Structures and Historical Reconstruction: the example of Amoraic Midrash 12: Wout van Bekkum: The Future of Ancient Piyyut 13: Robert Hayward: Targum 14: Robert Brody: The Epistle of Sherira Gaon 15: Peter SchaFer: Hekhalot Literature and the Origins of Jewish Mysticism Part III: History 16: Seth Schwartz: 'Rabbinic Culture' and Roman Culture 17: Catherine Hezser: Material Culture and Daily Life 18: Moshe Lavee: Rabbinic Literature and the History of Judaism in Late Antiquity: Challenges, methodology, and new approaches 19: William Horbury: Rabbinic Perceptions of Christianity and the History of Roman Palestine 20: Aharon Oppenheimer: Politics and Administration 21: Hayyim Lapin: Economics and Society Martin Goodman: Conclusion

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