A History of the Mishnaic Law of Appointed Times, Part Two: Erubin, Pesahim: Translation and Explanation
Overview
In this second part of Jacob Neusner’s presentation of the Mishnaic law of Appointed Times, he provides a translation and explanation of Erubin, the Mishnah-tractate that deals with the Sabbath requirement to refrain from leaving one’s abode, and the Pesahim, the Mishnah-tractate concerning laws dealing with the Passover festival. Neusner examines both Erubin and Pesahim chapter by chapter, comparing the themes in these two tractates with those found in other Mishnah tractates and other Scripture.
- Title: A History of the Mishnaic Law of Appointed Times, Part Two: Erubin, Pesahim: 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
- Subjects: Mishnah. Móed › Commentaries; Fasts and feasts › Judaism
- ISBNs: 9781556353611, 1556353618
- Resource ID: LLS:HSTMSHNCLWTPRT2
- Resource Type: Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:38:27Z
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.).