Studies in Ancient Judaism and Rabbinic Literature

Robert G. Goldenberg (z"l)

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Studies in Ancient Judaism and Rabbinic Literature

Robert G. Goldenberg (z"l)
Robert G. Goldenberg (z"l)

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Volume 126 | Studia Judaica

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This volume presents a selection of the works of Professor Robert G. Goldenberg, a leading scholar of Rabbinic Judaism. From the rabbinic interpretation of Hebrew Scriptures to the formation of the Babylonian Talmud, Goldenberg explores core themes of Jewish law, history, and religious thought. This collection offers a lasting tribute to Goldenberg's enduring contributions to our understanding of the Jewish tradition.

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Robert G. Goldenberg†, emeritus, Stony Brook University, NY; Barry Dov Walfish, emeritus, University of Toronto Libraries

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	V
Transliteration Table for Hebrew and Aramaic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	VII
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Appreciations of Robert Goldenberg and his Scholarly Work
Robert Goldenberg: An Appreciation with a Biographical Sketch Leonard Gordon and Lori Lefkovitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
Robert G. Goldenberg as a Scholar of Ancient Judaism Hayim Lapin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
The Torah of Bob Goldenberg David Greenstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Robert Goldenberg: In Appreciation Christine Hayes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
Bob Goldenberg: A Kind and Compassionate Scholar Adele Reinhartz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Bob Goldenberg (1942‒2021): Friend and Colleague Gary A. Rendsburg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Bibliography of the Writings of Robert G. Goldenberg Dov Walfish Barry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
List of Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Collected Studies of Robert G. Goldenberg
The Problem of False Prophecy: Talmudic Interpretations of Jeremiah 28 and 1 Kings 22 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Hebrew Scriptures in Early Post-Biblical Judaism, with Special Reference to the Rabbinic Tradition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
The Septuagint Ban on Cursing the Gods Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
How Did Ruth Become the Model Convert? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
Why Should the Look-Alikes Be a Problem? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
Section II: Studies in Rabbinic Literature
David Weiss Halivni, Meqorot Umesorot, 1. Ketuvot Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
The Deposition of Rabban Gamaliel II: An Examination of the Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Commandment and Consciousness in Talmudic Thought Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
History and Ideology in Talmudic Narrative Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
The Problem of Originality in Talmudic Thought Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Did the Amoraim See Christianity as Something New? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
Is “The Talmud” a Document? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Mishnah Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Section III: Judaism in Late Antiquity
The Jewish Sabbath in the Roman World up to the Time of Constantine the Great Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Law and Spirit in Talmudic Religion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
The Place of Other Religions in Ancient Jewish Thought, with Particular Reference to Early Rabbinic Judaism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
Is There an “Essence of Judaism” After All? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
The Place of the Sabbath in Rabbinic Judaism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
Bound Up in the Bond of Life: Death and Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
Religious Formation in Ancient Judaism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
Section IV: History of the Jewish People in Antiquity
The Broken Axis: Rabbinic Judaism and the Fall of Jerusalem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333
The Destruction of The Jerusalem Temple: Its Meaning and Its Consequences Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
On the Origins of Anti-Semitism and the Problem of Blaming the Victim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359
Index of Ancient and Medieval Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF
Index of Modern Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF