Epilogue: The Afterlife of Akiva

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Akiva’s World 19
6. 2. A Self-Created Sage 36
7. 3. A Love Story 55
8. 4. The Growth of a Scholar 83
9. 5. Among the Rabbis 106
10. 6. In the Orchard 130
11. 7. The Last Years 145
12. Epilogue: The Afterlife of Akiva 173
13. Notes 193
14. Index of Subjects 215
15. Index of Primary Sources 221