Plato and the Talmud /

"This innovative study sees the relationship between Athens and Jerusalem through the lens of the Platonic dialogues and the Talmud. Howland argues that these texts are animated by comparable conceptions of the proper roles of inquiry and reasoned debate in religious life, and by a profound awa...

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Main Author: Howland, Jacob
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Talmudic and Platonic writing
  • Rabbis and holy men
  • Prophets and philosophers
  • Fathers and sons
  • Words and deeds
  • Gods and men
  • Miracles and necessity.