A History of the Mishnaic Law of Holy Things, Part Five: Keritot, Meilah, Tamid, Middot, Qinnim: Translation and Explanation
Overview
In part five of this series, Jacob Neusner continues to discuss the Mishnaic law of Holy Things, which concern matters pertaining to the Temple and its cult. In this volume, Neusner translates and explains five tractates in the Mishnah-Tosefta: Keritot, Meilah, Tamid, Middot, and Qinnim. The Keritot centers on the catalogue of offerings required for transgressions and penalties. The Meilah deals with the topic of sacrilege. The Tamid is a narrative on how the priest provides the daily-burnt offering. The Middot presents the measurements of the Mishnah’s Temple. The Qinnim concerns settling affairs regarding the sacrifice of birds.
- Title: A History of the Mishnaic Law of Holy Things, Part Five: Keritot, Meilah, Tamid, Middot, Qinnim: Translation and Explanation
- Author: Jacob Neusner
- Series: Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity
- Volume: 5
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2007
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Mishnah. Ḳodashim › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9781556353536, 1556353537
- Resource ID: LLS:HSTMSHNCLWPRT5
- Resource Type: Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:38:25Z
Jacob Neusner (1932–2016) was a preeminent scholar of ancient Judaism and one of the most published authors ever, with more than 900 original volumes to his name. He was educated at Harvard University, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the University of Oxford, and Yale University. He was research professor of theology and senior fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College. Neusner’s work has been highly influential, if sometimes controversial. He pioneered applying “form criticism” to Rabbinic texts, and aimed at a humanistic and academic reading of ancient Jewish literature.
Neusner’s works include the Jacob Neusner Jewish Studies Bundle (99 vols.).