How Important Was the Destruction of the Second Temple in the Formation of Rabbinic Judaism? (Studies in the History of Judaism): Volume 175 (Studies in Judaism) - Softcover

Neusner, Jacob

 
9780761833413: How Important Was the Destruction of the Second Temple in the Formation of Rabbinic Judaism? (Studies in the History of Judaism): Volume 175 (Studies in Judaism)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0761833412 ISBN 13: 9780761833413
Publisher: University Press Of America, 2005

Synopsis

The destruction of the First Temple (586 B.C.E.), destruction of the Second Temple (70 C.E.), and the defeat of the Bar Kokhba (132-135 C.E.) are discussed in great detail in the covenantal theology of the Torah and Scripture. In this new work, Jacob Neusner uses extensive textual evidence to explore the importance of the second temple's destruction and the aforementioned events in the creation of Rabbinic Judaism. Neusner ultimately proposes that the destruction of the second temple merely reinforced the existing theological system, which posed the following choice: keep the Torah and prosper, or rebel against the Torah and suffer God's wrath. This detailed analysis is an important new exploration into the foundations of Rabbinic Judaism.

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About the Author

Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Theology and Senior Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College. He is also a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, and Life Member of Clare Hall at Cambridge University, England. He has published numerous books with University Press of America on Jewish studies, particularly Rabbinic Judaism.

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Publisher
University Press Of America
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0761833412
ISBN 13 
9780761833413
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
346