Law and Spirit in Talmudic Religion

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Transliteration Table for Hebrew and Aramaic VII
4. Preface 1
5. Appreciations of Robert Goldenberg and his Scholarly Work
6. Robert Goldenberg: An Appreciation with a Biographical Sketch 5
7. Robert G. Goldenberg as a Scholar of Ancient Judaism 11
8. The Torah of Bob Goldenberg 15
9. Robert Goldenberg: In Appreciation 19
10. Bob Goldenberg: A Kind and Compassionate Scholar 21
11. Bob Goldenberg (1942‒2021): Friend and Colleague 25
12. Bibliography of the Writings of Robert G. Goldenberg 29
13. List of Contributors 37
14. List of Abbreviations 39
15. Collected Studies of Robert G. Goldenberg
16. The Problem of False Prophecy: Talmudic Interpretations of Jeremiah 28 and 1 Kings 22 43
17. Hebrew Scriptures in Early Post-Biblical Judaism, with Special Reference to the Rabbinic Tradition 61
18. The Septuagint Ban on Cursing the Gods 69
19. How Did Ruth Become the Model Convert? 77
20. Why Should the Look-Alikes Be a Problem? 85
21. Section II: Studies in Rabbinic Literature
22. David Weiss Halivni, Meqorot Umesorot, 1. Ketuvot 95
23. The Deposition of Rabban Gamaliel II: An Examination of the Sources 111
24. Commandment and Consciousness in Talmudic Thought 139
25. History and Ideology in Talmudic Narrative 149
26. The Problem of Originality in Talmudic Thought 161
27. Did the Amoraim See Christianity as Something New? 169
28. Is “The Talmud” a Document? 179
29. Mishnah 187
30. Section III: Judaism in Late Antiquity
31. The Jewish Sabbath in the Roman World up to the Time of Constantine the Great 197
32. Law and Spirit in Talmudic Religion 235
33. The Place of Other Religions in Ancient Jewish Thought, with Particular Reference to Early Rabbinic Judaism 257
34. Is There an “Essence of Judaism” After All? 275
35. The Place of the Sabbath in Rabbinic Judaism 283
36. Bound Up in the Bond of Life: Death and Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition 297
37. Religious Formation in Ancient Judaism 311
38. Section IV: History of the Jewish People in Antiquity
39. The Broken Axis: Rabbinic Judaism and the Fall of Jerusalem 333
40. The Destruction of The Jerusalem Temple: Its Meaning and Its Consequences 343
41. On the Origins of Anti-Semitism and the Problem of Blaming the Victim 359
42. Index of Ancient and Medieval Sources
43. Index of Modern Authors
44. Subject Index