The Oral Torah

by Jacob Neusner

Published 1 January 1991


Language as Taxonomy

by Jacob Neusner

Published 1 March 1991


The Bavli

by Jacob Neusner

Published 1 March 1992


The Law Behind the Laws

by Jacob Neusner

Published 1 March 1992




Subtitled Essays on the formation of Judaism, dating sayings, method in the history of Judaism, the historical Jesus, publishing too much, and other current issues. Among the topics of the 18 essays are a phenomenological theory of the historical formation of normative Judaism, the conception of the Original Tradition, and the Mishnah in philosop


The Bavli's One Voice

by Jacob Neusner

Published 1 March 1991






Explains the writing of the oral component of the Torah, the Talmud of Babylonia, about 600 C.E., as the third and final stage in the formulation of Judaism: the restatement of religious traditions as theology. Also considers the companion Midrash collections, exemplified by the Song of Songs and Ruth Rabbah, committed to writing at the same time.