Theology in the Responsa.
Jacobs, Louis.
Theology in the Responsa. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (392 pages) - The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Series . - The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Series .
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- I: The Gaonic Period (to 1050) -- II: The Eleventh Century -- III: The Twelfth Century -- IV: The Thirteenth Century -- V: The Fourteenth Century -- VI: The Fifteenth Century -- VII: The Sixteenth Century -- VIII: The Seventeenth Century -- IX: The Eighteenth Century -- X: The Nineteenth Century -- XI: The Twentieth Century -- XII: Summary and Conclusions -- Appendix I: Saul Berlin and the 'Besamim Rosh' -- Appendix II: Isaac Lampronti's 'Pahad Yitzhak' -- Bibliography -- Index.
Rabbi Dr Louis Jacobs examines more than a thousand years of rabbinic responsa and draws from them attitudes to basic theological principles which underlie his concern with such practical questions as life after death, reward and punishment, and the problem of suffering.
9781909821392
Responsa-History and criticism.
Judaism-Doctrines.
Electronic books.
BM523 .J336 2005
296.1/79
Theology in the Responsa. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (392 pages) - The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Series . - The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Series .
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- I: The Gaonic Period (to 1050) -- II: The Eleventh Century -- III: The Twelfth Century -- IV: The Thirteenth Century -- V: The Fourteenth Century -- VI: The Fifteenth Century -- VII: The Sixteenth Century -- VIII: The Seventeenth Century -- IX: The Eighteenth Century -- X: The Nineteenth Century -- XI: The Twentieth Century -- XII: Summary and Conclusions -- Appendix I: Saul Berlin and the 'Besamim Rosh' -- Appendix II: Isaac Lampronti's 'Pahad Yitzhak' -- Bibliography -- Index.
Rabbi Dr Louis Jacobs examines more than a thousand years of rabbinic responsa and draws from them attitudes to basic theological principles which underlie his concern with such practical questions as life after death, reward and punishment, and the problem of suffering.
9781909821392
Responsa-History and criticism.
Judaism-Doctrines.
Electronic books.
BM523 .J336 2005
296.1/79