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The making of a sage [electronic resource] : a study in rabbinic ethics / Jonathan Wyn Schofer.

By: Schofer, Jonathan Wyn.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2004Description: xiv, 310 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Talmud. Minor tractates. Avot de-Rabbi Nathan -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism | Ethics in rabbinical literature | Jewish ethicsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 296.1/237 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
R. Nathan and its contexts -- The text instructs -- Concepts and tropes -- The text and its sages : conclusion -- Torah and transgressive tendencies -- The heart and its formation -- Rabbinic tradition : conclusion -- Divine reward and punishment -- Motivation and emotion -- Rabbinic theology : conclusion.
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296.1/237 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-294) and indexes.

R. Nathan and its contexts -- The text instructs -- Concepts and tropes -- The text and its sages : conclusion -- Torah and transgressive tendencies -- The heart and its formation -- Rabbinic tradition : conclusion -- Divine reward and punishment -- Motivation and emotion -- Rabbinic theology : conclusion.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.