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Informationen zum Autor David Novak is the author of nineteen books, the latest being Athens and Jerusalem: God, Humans, and Nature which received the Canadian Jewish Literary Award in 2020. His 2000 book, Covenantal Rights received the American Academy of Religion Award in 2000 for Best Book in Constructive Religious Thought. He is also the author of The Sanctity of Human Life (2009) and Zionism and Judaism: A New Theory (2016). He had edited four books and authored over 300 articles and reviews in numerous scholarly and intellectual journals. He is also one of the co-authors of the 2000 manifesto, Dabru Emet: A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity , which has been translated into eight languages. In 2019 he received the James Q. Wilson Award from the Association for the Study of Free Institutions at Princeton University; and Prix Philippe Pinel in Rome from the International Academy of Law and Mental Health, and L’Académie International d’Éthique, Medécine et Politique Publique. Klappentext The Talmud is the repository of thousands of years of Jewish wisdom. It is a conglomerate of law, legend, and philosophy, a blend of unique logic and shrewd pragmatism, of history and science, of anecdotes and humor. Unfortunately, its sometimes complex subject matter often seems irrelevant in today's world. In this edited volume, sixteen eminent North American and Israeli scholars from several schools of Jewish thought grapple with the text and tradition of Talmud, talking personally about their own reasons for studying it. Each of these scholars and teachers believes that Talmud is indispensible to any serious study of modern Judaism and so each essay challenges the reader to engage in his or her own individual journey of discovery. The diverse feminist, rabbinic, educational, and philosophical approaches in this collection are as varied as the contributors' experiences. Their essays are accessible, personal accounts of their individual discovery of the Talmud, reflecting the vitality and profundity of modern religious thought and experience. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Talmud Introduction Part 2 Part I: Women's Voices Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Why Study Talmud in the 21st Century: The View from a Large Public University; Or, Studying Talmud as a Critical Thinker Chapter 4 Chapter 2: Female Alterity and Divine Compassion: Reading the Talmud from the Perspective of Gender Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Ancient Voices Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Talmud Study as a Religious Practice Chapter 7 Chapter 5: An Opened Book: Talmud Study by Women in the 21st Century Part 8 Part II: Teaching Talmud Chapter 9 Chapter 6: The Dialectics of the Divine Commanding Voice: Values, Meaning and Culture in the Talmud Chapter 10 Chapter 7: "Why Study Talmud in the Twenty-First Century?" Part 11 Part III: Academics Respond Chapter 12 Chapter 8: The Meaning and Purpose of Contemporary Talmud Study Chapter 13 Chapter 9: Why Study Talmud?* Chapter 14 Chapter 10: Why Study Talmud: Wellsprings of Torah and the Individual Soul Chapter 15 Chapter 11: Why I Study Talmud Chapter 16 Chapter 12: The Meaning and Signific...
