Six memos from the last millennium a novelist reads the Talmud / by Joseph Skibell.

Author/creator Skibell, Joseph
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoAustin : University of Texas Press, 2016.
Descriptionxxi, 240 pages : 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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SeriesExploring jewish arts and culture
Exploring Jewish arts and culture. ^A1295524
Contents A novelist reads the Talmud : an introduction -- Timeline of relevant events, according to rabbinic tradition -- Memo one. Rabbi Yohanan and Rabbi Shimon Ben Lakish -- Eros and alchemy in the waters of the Jordan -- Memo two. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai -- Turning the hearts of fathers -- Memo three a, b, and c. Rabbi Elazar ben Rabbi Shimon, Rabbi Pinhas ben Yair, and Rabbi Judah ben Gerim -- Towards the hearts of sons -- Memo four. Rabban Gamliel II of Yavneh, Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah, and Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus -- The gate of a broken heart -- Memo five. Rabbi Akiva, Shimon ben Azzai, Shimon ben Zoma, and Elisha ben Avuyah -- Revelation, retribution, perdition, ecstasy, and bliss : an epic canvas.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015020373
ISBN9781477307342 (cloth : alk. paper)

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