{"product_id":"akiva-9780827612150","title":"Akiva","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hammer performs a delicate balancing act—not only between deciding between fact and legend, but in showing the struggles within the rabbinic community. Readers looking to learn more about Akiva and the growth of rabbinic Judaism will find his work has much to offer.\"—Rabbi Rachel Esserman, \u003ci\u003eReporter Group\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hammer is to be heartily congratulated for producing yet another book to be added to his list of prodigious publications.\"—Shalom M. Paul, \u003ci\u003eJerusalem Report\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With this new work, readers will be able to move past the coarse legends and refine their understanding of Akiva's true characteristics, which turned this seemingly simple man into a rabbinical giant, and make his achievements still relevant to this day.\"—Benjamin Glatt, \u003ci\u003eJerusalem Post Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Reuven Hammer’s \u003ci\u003eAkiva\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold and sophisticated engagement with one of the best documented but nevertheless elusive figures in early Rabbinic Judaism. By judiciously weighing Akiva’s complex literary legacy, Rabbi Reuven Hammer encourages readers to explore how we know the past and what it can teach us in the present.”—Ivan G. Marcus, Frederick P. Rose Professor of Jewish History at Yale University \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor’s Note    \u003cbr\u003e Preface    \u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations    \u003cbr\u003e Timeline    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter One. Akiva’s Early Life    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two. Becoming a Sage    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three. The New Sage and Public Figure    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four. The Mystical Interpreter of Torah    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five. The Organizer of Torah    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Six. Akiva and the Song of Songs    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Seven. Aspects of Akiva’s Theology    \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Eight. Akiva—Resistance, Imprisonment, and Death    \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: The Man and His Legacy    \u003cbr\u003e Notes    \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography    \u003cbr\u003e Index    \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jewish Publication Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406201495895,"sku":"9780827612150","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780827612150.jpg?v=1730494909","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/akiva-9780827612150","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}