Neusner, Jacob 1932- creator text pau Philadelphia Fortress Press c1989 1989 monographic eng

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xvii, 126 p. ; 22 cm. Contents: Doctrine : Torah as symbol. The meaning of "Torah" in Judaism ; From scroll to symbol ; The Mishnah and the Torah ; The theory of the Torah in Tractate Abot ; Meanings of "Torah" in the Yerushalmi -- Teleology : Torah and Messiah. Judaism a Messianic religion? ; The Mishnah's doctrine of the Messiah and of history ; The Messiah and the doctrine of history in the Yerushalmi -- Method : Torah, canon, sage. Revelation and canon ; Scripture and the Mishnah ; Revelation, canon, and scriptural authority : the historical and the apologetic context ; Revelation, canon, and scriptural authority : the theological context. Jacob Neusner. Abridged version of 3-part work published 1983-1985 under same title. Includes index. Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish Judaism Origin Judaism History Talmudic period, 10-425 Midrash History and criticism Rabbinical literature History and criticism Messiah Judaism History of doctrines Revelation Judaism History of doctrines BM 601 .N482 1989 296/.09/015 0800623150 88045246 DLC 880414 20151117164055.0 3384988