In the Aftermath of Catastrophe: Founding Judaism 70-640

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by  Jacob Neusner

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In the Aftermath
of Catastrophe
Founding Judaism
70 to 640
jacob neusner
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Contents
Preface xi
Introduction 3
part one
the halakhic and aggadic reponses to the HURBAN
1 70-200 TheHalakhah:TheFirstResponsetotheDestructionof
theSecondTemple 23
2 200-400 TheAggadah:TheSecondResponsetotheDestruction
oftheSecondTemple 49
3 JudaismandtheChristianTriumph 80
part two
the prophetic sources of rabbinic judaism
4 Prophetic-RabbinicJudaism:1 JeremiahRedivivus 119
5 Prophetic-RabbinicJudaism:2 HowImportantwasthe
DestructionoftheSecondTempleintheFormationofRabbinic
Judaism? 167
Afterword 201
Notes 203
Index 209