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The charm of wise hesitancy : Talmudic stories in contemporary Israeli culture / David D. Jacobson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Israel: society, culture and historyPublisher: Brighton, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2017Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781618115553
  • 1618115553
  • 9781644692158
  • 1644692155
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Charm of wise hesitancyDDC classification:
  • 296.1/9 23
LOC classification:
  • BM516.5
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Introduction : recovering a repressed past -- The rediscovery of Talmudic stories -- Authority, autonomy, and interpersonal relations: the oven of Akhnai -- When opposites attract : Rabbi Yohanan and Resh Lakish -- Women and Torah study : Beruria -- Eros repressed and restored : Rabbi Hiya Bar Ashi and Heruta -- An ideal marriage : Rabbi Akiva and the daughter of Ben Calba Savua -- Human failings and national destruction : Kamtza and Bar Kamtza.
Summary: This volume explores the growing fascination with Talmudic stories among secular and religious Israelis in recent decades, inspired by contemporary Israeli writers who have sought to make readers aware of the special qualities of these well-crafted narratives that portray universal human situations.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)1588905

Introduction : recovering a repressed past -- The rediscovery of Talmudic stories -- Authority, autonomy, and interpersonal relations: the oven of Akhnai -- When opposites attract : Rabbi Yohanan and Resh Lakish -- Women and Torah study : Beruria -- Eros repressed and restored : Rabbi Hiya Bar Ashi and Heruta -- An ideal marriage : Rabbi Akiva and the daughter of Ben Calba Savua -- Human failings and national destruction : Kamtza and Bar Kamtza.

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This volume explores the growing fascination with Talmudic stories among secular and religious Israelis in recent decades, inspired by contemporary Israeli writers who have sought to make readers aware of the special qualities of these well-crafted narratives that portray universal human situations.