Rabbi Jeremiah
Worth buying if: You want a compact academic study of Rabbi Jeremiah's sayings.
Skip it if: You expect a broad social history of ancient Palestine rather than close textual analysis of sayings.
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Summary
Jacob Neusner distills the life and thought of Rabbi Jeremiah in 141 pages, tracing sayings, legal decisions, and narrative episodes to show how this tannaitic figure shaped early rabbinic discourse.
Why this book now
Neusner's focused study of Rabbi Jeremiah offers an accessible route into tannaitic studies for readers revisiting foundational rabbis and classical rabbinic method.
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- You want a compact academic study of Rabbi Jeremiah's sayings.
- You read Jacob Neusner's scholarship on rabbinic literature.
- If you enjoy unreliable narrators, the chapters are concise but emotionally rich.
- You expect a broad social history of ancient Palestine rather than close textual analysis of sayings.
- You prefer a narrative biography with speculative life-details instead of Neusner's critical, source-focused a.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780761835950
Worth buying if: You want a compact academic study of Rabbi Jeremiah's sayings.
Skip it if: You expect a broad social history of ancient Palestine rather than close textual analysis of sayings.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Quick Easy to move through
At 141 pages, this is a short, dense read—suitable for focused study over a few sittings or as a seminar text alongside primary rabbinic passages.
What stands out here
This University Press of America edition emphasizes Neusner's textual analysis of tannaitic sources and presents a compact argument about Rabbi Jeremiah's role in early rabbinic law and lore.
Best way to approach it
Read slowly with a highlighter and a copy of relevant Mishnah/Tosefta passages to compare Neusner's citations and follow his close readings.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780761835950
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