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Laʼu, Binyamin.

The sages : character, context and creativity, / Binyamin Lau ; translated by Michael Prawer. - Jerusalem : Maggid Books, 2010-<2013>. - v. <1-3> : ill. ; 23 cm.

Vol. 1, 383 pages.

Includes bibliographical references.

Volume 1 . The Second Temple period --
2. From Yavneh to the Bar Kokhba revolt --
3. The Galilean period [the disciples of Rabbi Akiva] --
4. From the Mishna to the Talmud.

Rabbi Dr. Binyamin Lau examines the sages' unique contributions and lasting philosophical messages in this three-volume series. Based on Rabbi Lau's popular weekly Jerusalem shiurim and translated into English for the first time, The Sages offers fresh perspectives on the sages' individual characters, the historical contexts in which they lived, and the creativity they brought to the pursuit of Jewish wisdom.

ISBN: 9781592642458 1592642454 9781592642472 (vol. 3)

LCCN: 2011383741

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Talmud--Biography.
Talmud--Biografija.
Talmud--History.
Talmud--Povijest.
Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Judaizam--Povijest--586 pr.Kr.-210 (razdoblje poslije progonstva)
Tannaim.

LC Class. No.: BM501.15 / .L3813 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 296.0922