Ancient Judaism Debates and Disputes: Third Series

by Jacob Neusner

Subtitled "Essays on the formation of Judaism, dating sayings, method in the history of Judaism, the historical Jesus, publishing too much, and other current issues." Among the topics of the 18 essays are a phenomenological theory of the historical formation of normative Judaism, the conception of the Original Tradition, and the Mishnah in philosophical context and out of canonical bounds. Also includes an address to the Israel Historical Society that was suppressed ten years ago, and contentious reviews of recent histories. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

328 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Neusner was educated at Harvard University, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (where he received rabbinic ordination), the University of Oxford, and Columbia University.

Neusner is often celebrated as one of the most published authors in history (he has written or edited more than 950 books.)Since 1994, he taught at Bard College. He also taught at Columbia University, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Brandeis University, Dartmouth College, Brown University, and the University of South Florida.

Neusner was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and a life member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University. He is the only scholar to have served on both the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. He also received scores of academic awards, honorific and otherwise.