Book Summary
" Goshen-Gottstein' s book is a masterful analysis of the texts and traditions regarding Elisha ben Abuya and Eleazar ben Arach, and offers great insight not only into the texts relating to these two rabbinic figures, but into the very nature of rabbinic stories and historiography." -- Hebrew Studies " Provides a refreshing examination of the stories of Elisha ben Abuya and R. Eleazar ben Arach . . . .Goshen-Gottstein' s systematic treatment and masterful reading of rabbinic texts yields penetrating insights into rabbinic storytelling as a mode of religious and cultural expression." -- Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Book Details
| Book Name | The Sinner And The Amnesiac: The Rabbinic Invention Of Elisha Ben Abuya And Eleazar Ben Arach |
| Author | Alon Goshen-gottstein, Bertrand Badie |
| Publisher | Stanford University Press (Dec 2000) |
| ISBN | 9780804733878 |
| Pages | 432 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 4452 |
