Acronyms for Essential Figures in Jewish Scholarship -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: History -- Geonic Period -- Era of the Rishonim -- Era of the Acharonim -- Modern Era (1700-Present Day) -- Hasidism -- Appendix A: Complete List of Figures -- Appendix B: Major Works -- Glossary -- Important Sources -- About the Author
Summary
Essential Figures in Jewish Scholarship compiles thorough but manageable entries on the figures most vital to an understanding the scholarship of the post-Talmudic era. Despite the fact that these scholars have been of great importance to the continued interpretation of religious texts for more than a millennium, they are typically not given as much attention as their Talmudic-era predecessors. In this valuable reference, Dr. Ronald L. Eisenberg catalogs and explains the importance of more than two hundred figures who are most vital to an understanding of the teachings of the post-Talmudic rab
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