Jacob Neusner
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Comprises six articles, one in German and three by Neusner himself, that are too long for journals but too short for monographs, and present experimen
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tal or unconventional views that might raise the hackles of some staid scholars of Judaism. Among the perspectives are notions of glory and sonship as functions of contagion and sympathy, creation as a cultural indicator, and the religious meaning of bodily excretions in Rabbinic Judaism. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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