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Book SynopsisThe collection Chapters in the Formative History of Judaism: Fourth Series commences with two historical theological essays, one on the apologetics of Judaism, the other on its soteriology. Both were written in response to invitations to contribute to collections of historical theology. Dr. Arvind Sharma of McGill University asked for the first chapter, posing a set of penetrating questions. It was to frame an essay of criticism of Judaism. The essay then responds to his program and problem with an apologetic composed out of the history of Judaism. The second is written for a forthcoming volume on soteriology in ancient Judaism and Christianity. It deals with the resurrection of the dead and the Messiah in Rabbinic documents. The second set of two essays deals with the canon of Rabbinic Judaism. Chapter Three responds to the request of Professor Bruce D. Chilton for a brief introduction to the Rabbinic canon. The fourth systematically compares two Midrash-compilations devoted to the s
Table of ContentsChapter 1 2. Canonical Narrative and the Documentary Hypothesis: From the Mishnah to the Talmuds Chapter 2 1. The Priority of Documentary Conventions in the Rabbinic Canon: The Case of the Bavli Part 3 The Documentary Hypothesis, Again Chapter 4 Preface Chapter 5 3. Testing the Documentary Hypothesis: What do we learn from Abot and ARNA about the canonical processes of formulating the Rabbinic documents? Chapter 6 4. Testing the Results of Richard Kalmin: A Null Hypothesis Examined in the Setting of Mishnah and Bavli Tractate Moed Qatan Part 7 Theological Problems Chapter 8 5. The Social Vision of Rabbinic Judaism Chapter 9 6. Rabbinic Literature and the Christian Scriptures Part 10 History? Chapter 11 7. Nissan Rubin,Time and Life Cycle in Talmud and MIdrash
