The Making of a Sage: A Study in Rabbinic Ethics
Jonathan Schofer offers the first theoretically framed examination of rabbinic ethics in several decades. Centering on one large and influential anthology, The Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan, Jonathan Schofer situates that text within a broader spectrum of rabbinic thought, while at the same time bringing rabbinic thought into dialogue with current scholarship on the self, ethics, theology, and the history of religions.\ Notable Selection, Jordan Schnitzer Book Award for Philosophy and...
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In a theoretically framed examination of rabbinic ethics, Schofer (classical rabbinic literature, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) investigates how late ancient rabbis named and discussed their emotions, desires, and impulses; what ideals they established for character and action; and how they strove to transform themselves and attain those ideals. His study centers on the anthology The Fathers According to Rabbi Nathan. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Pt. 1The text and its sages23Pt. 2Rabbinic tradition67Pt. 3Rabbinic theology121
