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This is the first English translation of The Fathers According to
Rabbi Nathan, one of the richest depositories of rabbinic
reflections on the study of the Torah. It is the earliest
commentary on Abot, the only tractate of the Mishnah that does not
deal with legal matters but exclusively with "agada," an unlimited
variety of religious, ethical, and edifying subjects.
In this classic collection, once again available in a paperbound
edition, leading modern scholars examine and interpret 3,000 years
of Jewish literature and history. The essays study the actions and
institutions of the Jewish people as well as their literary
tradition. These forms of expression have all been influenced by
contemporary events: Jewish philosophizing, for example, developed
in relation to Greek philosophy; ancient Hebrew prayers may be
similar to the prayers of other Near Eastern religions. But Jewish
philosophy and prayers remain essentially, uniquely, Jewish. As
Professor Goldin explains in his introduction, "There is Jewish
expression whenever the Jew strives to understand or explain life
in terms which he appropriates from his own tradition." This book
brilliantly displays the range of historical Jewish response.
Included are essays on medieval poetry (Shalom Spiegel), Jewish
thought and Jewish learning (Harry Austryn Wolfson and Louis
Ginzberg); Spinoza (Leo Strauss); the Kaddish (S. Y. Agnon); the
Maccabean uprising (Elias Bickerman); and Jewish mysticism (Gershom
G. Scholem). Each essay reveals the diverse ways in which the
Judaic tradition interacts with contemporary events, so that the
Jewish expression remains vital and immediate.
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