内容简介
This is an expanded edition of the classic text on Jewish
theology, by the renowned Talmudic scholar who "Newsweek" described
as "a genius of the highest order". "The Essential Talmud" is a
general introduction to the beliefs, attitudes and methods of the
sacred text by which the Jewish people have lived and survived
through the ages, by the renowned Israeli rabbi, scholar and
teacher, Adin Steinsaltz. It is the first book to capture the
flavour and spirit of the Talmud as a human document and to
summarize its main principles as an expression of divine law.
作者简介
Rabbi Adin Stentaltz is internationally regarded as one of the
leading scholars and rabbis of this century. Rabbi Steinsaltz's
formal education includes a degree in mathematics from the Hebrew
University, in addition to his rabbinic studies. At the age of 23,
he became Israel's youngest high-school principal, and then went on
to found the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications. Under its
aegis, he has published 58 books to date on the Talmud, Jewish
mysticism, religious thought, sociology, historical biography and
philosophy. These books have been translated into Russian, English,
French, Portuguese, Swedish, Japanese and Dutch. He lives in
Jerusalem.