Halakhah in Light of Epigraphy

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-3-525-55017-5
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Buch, Deutsch, Englisch, Band Volume 003, Part, 303 Seiten, mit 16 Abb., Format (B × H): 160 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 627 g

Reihe: Journal of Ancient Judaism. Supplements (JAJ.S)

This volume contains the proceedings of the conference entitled “Halakhah in Light of Epigraphy” held on 29 May 2008 under the auspices of the David and Jemima Jeselsohn Center for Epigraphy at Bar-Ilan University. Epigraphic finds, here interpreted broadly to include papyri, scrolls, and the like, have immeasurably enriched our knowledge of the ancient Jewish past while at the same time posing a challenge to modern scholarship: how does one integrate old knowledge, based on previously known sources, with new information? We now recognize that Rabbinic texts are normative: they tell us how their authors believed life should be lived, rather than the details of ordinary, everyday, experience. What weight, then, should be given to traditional halakhic texts in evaluating the contents of newly discovered written remains? And what light can be shed by these new finds, especially those inscriptions and documents that record small moments of ancient Jewish life, upon the long-familiar normative texts?The conference on “Halakhah in Light of Epigraphy” was intended to generate discussion on these broad issues, as well as to provide a forum for exploration of specific matters of halakhah reflected in the epigraphic sources. The papers in this volume tend to emphasize the centrality of halakhah in ancient Judaism.

Zielgruppe

Scholars, Bachelor and Master Students in Theology, Religious Studies, Philosophy, Near Eastern Studies, and Classics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tzoref, Shani

Katzoff, Ranon

Baumgarten, Albert I.

Eshel, Hanan

Weitere Mitwirkende

Fraade, Steven D.

Goodblatt, David

Ilan, Tal

Schiffman, Lawrence H.

Safrai, Ze'ev

Shemesh, Aharon

Stiebel, Guy D.

Ben David, Chaim

Benovitz, Moshe

Friedman, Shamma

Regev, Eyal

Adler, Yonatan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Biblische & Klassische Periode
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Über Autor(innen)

Tzoref, Shani
Shani Tzoref, Ph.D., is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Exegesis at the Abraham Geiger College and the School of Jewish Theology at the University of Potsdam, Germany.

Katzoff, Ranon
Ranon Katzoff, Ph.D., is Professor em. of Classical Studies at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Eshel, Hanan
Hanan Eshel, Ph.D., was Professor at the Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology at Bar-Ilan University, Israel, and founding director of The David and Jemima Jeselsohn Center for the Study of Ancient Jewish Epigraphy at Bar-Ilan University.

Regev, Eyal
Eyal Revev ist Professor am Fachbereich für Israelstudien und Archäologie an der Bar-Ilan Universität in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Baumgarten, Albert I.
Albert I. Baumgarten, Ph.D., is Professor em. at the Department of Jewish History at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Albert I. Baumgarten, Ph.D., is Professor em. at the Department of Jewish History at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Hanan Eshel, Ph.D., was Professor at the Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology at Bar-Ilan University, Israel, and founding director of The David and Jemima Jeselsohn Center for the Study of Ancient Jewish Epigraphy at Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

Ranon Katzoff, Ph.D., is Professor em. of Classical Studies at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Shani Tzoref, Ph.D., is Lecturer in the Israel Heritage Department at Ariel University Center of Samaria, Israel.