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Excerpt from The Jewish Encyclopedia, Vol. 1 of 12: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People From the Earliest Times to the Present Day; Aach-Apocalyptic Literature
An attempt has been made to fill the hitherto existing gap in literary history in regard to the activity of the arabic-spanish school (1000 - 1500) in the labyrinth of the Talmud, and equal consideration has been bestowed upon the French, German, and Italian Talmudists of the same period, to whom is largely due our knowledge of the Talmud, and through whose initiative the Jewish Spirit was diverted to new lines''of activity and kept alive, when it. Was denied every other mode of asserting itself. Ade quate attention has been given to the Rabbinical literature of the past four centuries, which have been chietl y characterized by the casuistic works of the German and Polish Talmudists, and the critical treatment of the Talmud in recent times finds full expres sion in these pages.
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An attempt has been made to fill the hitherto existing gap in literary history in regard to the activity of the arabic-spanish school (1000 - 1500) in the labyrinth of the Talmud, and equal consideration has been bestowed upon the French, German, and Italian Talmudists of the same period, to whom is largely due our knowledge of the Talmud, and through whose initiative the Jewish Spirit was diverted to new lines''of activity and kept alive, when it. Was denied every other mode of asserting itself. Ade quate attention has been given to the Rabbinical literature of the past four centuries, which have been chietl y characterized by the casuistic works of the German and Polish Talmudists, and the critical treatment of the Talmud in recent times finds full expres sion in these pages.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Isidore Singer
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ISBN - 9780265423523
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 4.1 cm
Page Count - 773
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Author
Isidore Singer
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ISBN - 9781333795931
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 4.1 cm
Page Count - 775
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