Books in the Studies in Judaism series

This study of the inclusion of biographical narratives examines sage-stories, anecdotes about the life and deeds of Rabbinic sages, in components of the unfolding canon of Rabbinic Judaism during the formative age. These documents, from the first six centuries C.E., are exclusive of the two Talmuds.

This study uses early Jewish sources to analyze the significance of Day of Atonement and High Priest imagery in the narrative of Simon Peter's threefold denial of Jesus. It then describes the influence of other early Jewish sources on Jesus' commissioning Simon Peter as his own successor in John 21:15-19.

These five essays deal with the influence of Judaic haggadah or lore, especially in the form of "creative historiography" or "imaginative dramatization," on four enigmatic passages in the Gospels, and one in Acts.

With the aid of early Jewish sources, this study opens new avenues of interpretation regarding two enigmatic passages on baptism in Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, 10:1-5 and 15:29.

Letters of Love rereads the oeuvre of Franz Rosenzweig (1886-1929) in light of his recently published correspondence with Margrit (Gritli) Rosenstock-Huessy (1893-1959). This reading of more than one thousand letters is indispensable for any future research on Rosenzweig. Ephraim Meir has made the first major attempt to study this document humain in order to come to a new picture of Rosenzweig¿s life and thought, especially in Star of Redemption.

Explains the Rosenzweig, Buber, and Levinas Judaically exercise and offers an alternative epistemic orientation to the study of ethics than that of traditional Western or Hellenic-Christian philosophy. This title introduces readers to the playfulness of how Jewish tradition midrashically addresses the Bible.

Viewed in the context of port city revival, this book explores how and why the Jewish community changed during this time in its social cohesion, organizational structure, and ideological affiliations. It investigates the emergence of an organized and vibrant Jewish community in Beirut in the late Ottoman and French period.

Judaism and Emotion breaks with stereotypes that, until recently, branded Judaism as a rigid religion of laws and prohibitions. Instead, authors from different fields of research discuss the subject of Judaism and emotion from various scholarly perspectives; they present an understanding of Judaism that does not exclude spirituality and emotions from Jewish thought.

This volume is a multidisciplinary contribution to Sephardic studies, including chapters by some of the best-known authorities in the field, interspersed with those of young scholars who have begun making their mark in current research.