Back to the sources: Reading the classic Jewish texts

Barry W. Holtz

ISBN 10: 0671454676 / ISBN 13: 9780671454678

Published by Summit Books, 1984

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0671454676I3N01

Synopsis:

1984, softcover, 448 pages, illustrated with some photographs of Jewish text pages, measures about 9 1/8 inches X 6 inches. "Back To The Sources is the best and most comprehensive introduction available for the study of traditional Jewish texts. Each of the volume's chapters is lively, accurate, informed, and enthusiastic. A reader equipped with this volume is in a superb position to return to the lasting sources of Jewish written culture." ~ Harold Bloom, Sterling professor of Humanities, Yale University

From the Back Cover: With chapters written by leading scholars specifically for this volume, 'Back to the Sources' is the first comprehensive guide to this literary legacy: the Bible, the Talmud, the midrashic literature, the commentaries, the legal codes, the mystical texts of the Kabbalah and of Hasidism, the philosophical works and the prayerbook.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Back to the sources: Reading the classic ...
Publisher: Summit Books
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket