Have We Made Major Progress Since Mann’s “Messianic Movements” of 1925?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction Another Look at the Biography of Jacob Mann 1
4. Another Look at the Biography of Jacob Mann 9
5. Mann’s Identification of the Hafṭarot of the Triennial Lectionary Compared with New Data 35
6. Between Speculative and Explorative: The Contribution of Jacob Mann to the Study of Aggadic Midrashim and Homiletics 55
7. Midrash Ḥadash ‘al Hatorah: Some Updates and Additions to Mann’s Unfinished Work 73
8. Halakhic Literature in Mann’s Studies 85
9. Explaining Liturgical Anomalies: Evaluating Jacob Mann’s “Changes in the Divine Service. . .” 93
10. A Re-Assessment of Mann’s “Genizah Fragments of the Palestinian Order of Service” 115
11. Jacob Mann’s Contribution to the History of the Jewish Calendar 135
12. From Babylonia to Cincinnati: Jacob Mann and the Study of Jewish Communal History 155
13. Have We Made Major Progress Since Mann’s “Messianic Movements” of 1925? 169
14. Karaism and Karaites in Jacob Mann’s Writings 187
15. Benjamin al-Nahāwandī’s Theology and Halakhah According to Jacob Mann 207
16. Bibliography of the Published Writings of Jacob Mann 229
17. Index of Names 235
18. Index of Sources 241
19. Index of Subjects, Places, Works, Prayers 243
20. Manuscripts Cited 247