Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Prologue: The Time-Bound and the Timeless in Medieval Ashkenazic Narrative 1
5. 1. The Hebrew First Crusade Narratives 19
6. 2. The Mainz Anonymous: Structure, Authorship, Dating, and Objectives 28
7. 3. The Solomon bar Simson Chronicle: The Editorial Prologue and Epilogue 52
8. 4. The Solomon bar Simson Chronicle: The Speyer-Worms-Mainz Unit 70
9. 5. The Solomon bar Simson Chronicle: The Trier and Cologne Units 83
10. 6. The Eliezer bar Nathan Chronicle 100
11. 7. The Hebrew First Crusade Narratives: Time-Bound Objectives 112
12. 8. The Historicity of the Hebrew Narratives 124
13. 9. The Hebrew First Crusade Narratives: The Timeless 140
14. 10. God, Humanity, and History 157
15. 11. Comparative Dimensions: The 1096 Narratives and Classical Jewish Tradition 175
16. 12. Comparative Dimensions: The 1096 Narratives and Their Medieval Setting 191
17. Epilogue 211
18. Appendix: The Hebrew First Crusade Narratives: Prior Studies on Relationships and Dating 217
19. Abbreviations 223
20. Notes 225
21. Bibliography 257
22. Index 263