Jewish Studies on Premodern Periods: A Handbook

This Volume Examines New Developments In The Fields Of Premodern Jewish Studies Over The Last Thirty Years. The Essays In This Volume, Written By Leading Experts, Are Grouped Into Four Overarching Temporal Areas: The First Temple, Second Temple, Rabbinic, And Medieval Periods. These Time Periods Are Analyzed Through Four Thematic Methodological Lenses: The Social Scientific (history And Society), The Textual (texts And Literature), The Material (art, Architecture, And Archaeology), And The Philosophical (religion And Thought). Some Essays Offer A Comprehensive Look At The State Of The Field, While Others Look At Specific Examples Illustrative Of Their Temporal And Thematic Areas Of Inquiry. The Volume Presents A Snapshot Of The State Of The Field, Encompassing New Perspectives, Directions, And Methodologies, As Well As The Questions That Will Animate The Field As It Develops Further. It Will Be Of Interest To Scholars And Students In The Field, As Well As To Educated Readers Looking To Understand The Changing Face Of Jewish Studies As A Discipline Advancing Human Knowledge Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- Section 1: The First Temple Period -- Biblical Israel: History And Historiography To 586 Bce -- Hebrew Writings And Literary Works From The First Temple Period (until The Sixth Century Bce) -- Revisiting Iron Age Israel: New Archaeological Approaches -- Religion, Theology, And Thought In The First Temple Period: The Great And Little Traditions -- Section 2: The Second Temple Period -- Second Temple Studies: The Past, Present, And Future Of The Ioudaioi -- Second Temple Literature And Texts -- The Archaeology Of The Second Temple Period In Judea: New Discoveries And Research -- Changes In The Study Of The Religion, Theology, And Thought In The Second Temple Period: A Reappraisal Of The Teacher Of Righteousness -- Section 3: The Rabbinic Period -- The Study Of Classical Rabbinic Literature In The Last Quarter-century -- Rabbi Akiba In 3d: Artifact, Text, And The Recent History Of Judaism In Late Antiquity -- Rabbinic Religion And Thought -- Section 4: The Medieval Period -- Medieval Jewish Social History: Three Areas Of Gender-conscious Research -- A Retrospective Look At The Modern Study Of Medieval Jewish Bible Commentaries -- The New In Medieval Jewish Art And Architecture -- Scholarship In Recent Decades On Jewish Religion And Thought In Medieval And Early Modern Times: Changing Paradigms, New Perspectives, Future Prospects -- Afterword -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Primary Sources Index Ed. By Carl S. Ehrlich, Sara R. Horowitz. Issued Also In Print. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.