{"product_id":"back-to-the-sources-paperback","title":"Back to the Sources - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarry W. Holtz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssays analyze the major traditional texts of Judaism from literary, historical, philosophical, and religious points of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith chapters written by leading scholars specifically for this volume, 'Back to the Sources' is the first comprehensive guide to this literary legacy: the Bible, the Talmud, the midrashic literature, the commentaries, the legal codes, the mystical texts of the Kabbalah and of Hasidism, the philosophical works and the prayerbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarry W. Holtz, born in Boston, is the Theodore and Florence Baumritter Professor of Jewish Education at The Jewish Theological Seminary. Holtz received completed his undergraduate studies at Tufts University and his doctorate from Brandeis University in English and American Literature. He is the author of many books including \u003ci\u003eRabbi Akiva: Sage of the Talmud \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFinding Our Way: Jewish Texts and the Lives We Lead Today.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 9.25 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 1986\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132550287495,"sku":"9780671605964","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f59f0546cc2f3d5f30c7c2796857e3a8.webp?v=1732627286","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/back-to-the-sources-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}