The Study of Ancient Judaism: Volume I, Mishnah, Midrash, Siddur

Neusner, Jacob (Ed.). The Study of Ancient Judaism: Volume I, Mishnah, Midrash, Siddur. New York: KTAV Publishing House, Inc., 1981. First edition. Quarto. XV, [1], 194pp. Original light blue cloth with white lettering on spine and front cover. These introductions to the literary evidence of earlier Rabbinic Judaism deal with three important types of documents: The Mishnah, the Midrashic compilations, and the liturgy. The purpose is to explain the state of scholarship, with special interest in methods used for framing and answering the principal questions of systematic, critical learning in our own day: What do we know? How do we know it? Why is it important? Slight discoloration on spine and front cover. Binding in overall good, interior in very good condition. g. Hardcover. (32791) $65