A History of the Mishnaic Law of Holy Things, Part Two: Menahot: Translation and Explanation
Overview
Jacob Neusner continues his translation and explanation of each Mishnah-tractate in the Mishnaic law of Holy Things, which center on matters pertaining to the Temple and its cult. In part two of this six-volume series, Neusner focuses on Mishnah-tractate Menahot, which deals with the various grain-based offerings in the Temple.
- Title: A History of the Mishnaic Law of Holy Things, Part Two: Menahot: Translation and Explanation
- Author: Jacob Neusner
- Series: Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity
- Volume: 2
- 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: 9781556353505, 1556353502
- Resource ID: LLS:HSTMSHNCLWPRT2
- Resource Type: Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:38:19Z
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.).