000			01745nam a22002417a 4500
999			_c8543 _d8543
003			GBCCL
005			20241126110653.0
008			210405b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a1565638654
020			_a9781565638655
040			_cGBC
082			_a296.1206 _bNEU
100			_aNeusner, Jacob _d1932- _915044
245			_aQuestions and answers : _bintellectual foundations of Judaism
260			_aPeabody, Mass. : _bHendrickson, _c©2005.
300			_a1 v. (XXVI-254 p.) ; _c22 cm
505			_aDefining Rabbinic Judaism -- Sources of Rabbinic Judaism, Scripture and Midrash -- Sources of Rabbinic Judaism, Lore (Aggadah), and the theology of Rabbinic Judaism -- Halakah and the theology of Rabbinic Judaism, how does the Law embody Torah'sh's narrative theology? -- Social doctrines of Rabbinic Judaism, family, gender, virtue, and work -- Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity, points of intersection of two coordinate scriptural systems.
505			_aCan someone ever stop being a Jew? How is suffering part of God's plan? When will the Messiah come? How is death overcome? Did Rabbinic Judaism look down on, or subjugate, women? What kinds of actions does God really admire? [In this volume, the author] explains, "Two world religions emerged from antiquity. Each one in its way realized a universal vision of humanity in God's image, after God's likeness. Both spoke of a Messiah, a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. Both held as God's word the holy Scriptures of ancient Israel. They shared fundamental theological and ethical teachings.-Back cover.
650			_aRabbinical literature _vHistory and criticism. _915045
650			_aJudaism _vHistory. _915046
650			_aJews _vHistory. _98521
942			_2ddc _cBK