The Documentary Form-History of Rabbinic Litarature, I

by Jacob Neusner

Completes Neusner's description of the formal traits of canonical writings of Rabbinic Judaism. The first volume focuses on the Mishnah, the most formalized of all Rabbinic writings, identifying the paradigms that define the document's literary protocol. The second volume considers the successor doc

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

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.