The Works of Israel Abrahams

by Israel Abrahams

Overview

Contents:
The Book of Delight and Other Papars
I. "THE BOOK OF DELIGHT"
II. A VISIT TO HEBRON
III. THE SOLACE OF BOOKS
IV. MEDIEVAL WAYFARING
V. THE FOX'S HEART
VI. "MARRIAGES ARE MADE IN HEAVEN"
VII. HEBREW LOVE SONGS
VIII. A HANDFUL OF CURIOSITIES
i. George Eliot and Solomon Maimon ii. How Milton Pronounced Hebrew iii. The Cambridge Platonists iv.
The Anglo-Jewish Yiddish Literary Society v. The Mystics and Saints of India vi. Lost Purim Joys vii.
Jews and Letters viii. The Shape of Matzoth
NOTES
INDEX
Judaism
I. THE LEGACY FROM THE PAST
II. RELIGION AS LAW
III. ARTICLES OF FAITH
IV. SOME CONCEPTS OF JUDAISM
V. SOME OBSERVANCES OF JUDAISM
VI. JEWISH MYSTICISM
VII. ESCHATOLOGY
VIII. THE SURVIVAL OF JUDAISM
SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS ON JUDAISM
Chapters on Jewish Literature. Page 163
CHAPTER
Preface
I THE "VINEYARD" AT JAMNIA
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SCHOOLS AT JAMNIA, LYDDA, USHA, AND SEPPHORIS.—THE TANNAIM
COMPILE THEMISHNAH.—JOCHANAN, AKIBA,MEIR, JUDAH.—AQUILA.
II FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS AND THE JEWISH SIBYL
III THE TALMUD
THE AMORAIM COMPILE THE PALESTINIAN TALMUD AND THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD.—
REPRESENTATIVE AMORAIM:
I (220-280) Palestine—Jochanan, Simon, Joshua, Simlai;
Babylonia—Rab and Samuel.
II (280-320) Palestine—Ami, Assi, Abbahu, Chiya;
Babylonia—Huna and Zeira.
III (320-380) Babylonia—Rabba, Abayi, Rava.
IV (380-430) Babylonia—Ashi (first compilation of the
Babylonian Talmud).
V and VI (430-500) Babylonia—Rabina (completion of the
Babylonian Talmud).
IV THEMIDRASH AND ITS POETRY
MECHILTA, SIFRA, SIFRE, PESIKTA, TANCHUMA,MIDRASH RABBAH, YALKUT.—PROVERBS.—
PARABLES.—FABLES.
V THE LETTERS OF THE GAONIM
REPRESENTATIVE GAONIM:
ACHAI, AMRAM, ZEMACH, SAADIAH, SHERIRA, SAMUEL, HAI.
VI THE KARAITIC LITERATURE
ANAN, NAHAVENDI, ABUL-FARAJ, SALMAN, SAHAL, AL-BAZIR, HASSAN, JAPHET, KIRKISANI,
JUDAH HADASSI, ISAAC TROKI.
VII THE NEW-HEBREW PIYUT
KALIRIAN AND SPANISH PIYUTIM (POEMS).—JANNAI.—KALIR.
VIII SAADIAH OF FAYUM
TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE INTO ARABIC.—FOUNDATION OF A JEWISH PHILOSOPHY OF
RELIGION.
IX DAWN OF THE SPANISH ERA
CHASDAI IBN SHAPRUT.—MENACHEM AND DUNASH, CHAYUJ AND JANACH.—SAMUEL THE
NAGID.
X THE SPANISH-JEWISH POETS (I)
SOLOMON IBN GEBIROL.—"THE ROYAL CROWN."—MOSES IBN EZRA.—ABRAHAM IBN EZRA.—
THE BIBLICAL COMMENTARIES OF IBN EZRA AND THE KIMCHIS.
XI RASHI AND ALFASSI
NATHAN OF ROME.—ALFASSI.—RASHI.—RASHBAM.
XII THE SPANISH-JEWISH POETS (II)
JEHUDA HALEVI.—CHARIZI.
XIII MOSESMAIMONIDES
MAIMON, RAMBAM—R.MOSES, THE SON OFMAIMON,MAIMONIDES.—HIS YAD HACHAZAKA
ANDMOREH NEBUCHIM.—GERSONIDES.—CRESCAS.—ALBO.
XIV THE DIFFUSION OF SCIENCE
PROVENÇAL TRANSLATORS.—THE IBN TIBBONS.—ITALIAN TRANSLATORS.—JACOB
ANATOLI.—KALONYMOS.—SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE.
XV THE DIFFUSION OF FOLK-TALES
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BARLAAM AND JOSHAPHAT.—THE FABLES OF BIDPAI.—ABRAHAM IBN CHISDAI.—BERACHYA
HA-NAKDAN.—JOSEPH ZABARA.
XVI MOSES NACHMANIDES
FRENCH AND SPANISH TALMUDISTS.—THE TOSSAFISTS, ASHER OF SPEYER, TAM, ISAAC OF
DOMPAIRE, BARUCH OF RATISBON, PEREZ OF CORBEIL.—NACHMANIDES' COMMENTARY ON THE
PENTATEUCH.—PUBLIC CONTROVERSIES BETWEEN JEWS AND CHRISTIANS.
XVII THE ZOHAR AND LATERMYSTICISM
KABBALA.—THE BAHIR.—ABULAFIA.—MOSES OF LEON.—THE ZOHAR.—ISAAC LURYA.—
ISAIAH HURWITZ.—CHRISTIAN KABBALISTS.—THE CHASSIDIM.
XVIII ITALIAN JEWISH POETRY
IMMANUEL AND DANTE.—THEMACHBEROTH.—JUDAH ROMANO.—KALONYMOS.—THE EBEN
BOCHAN.—MOSES RIETI.—MESSER LEON.
XIX ETHICAL LITERATURE
BACHYA IBN PEKUDA.—CHOBOTH HA-LEBABOTH.—SEFER HA-CHASSIDIM.—ROKEACH.—
YEDAIAH BEDARESSI'S BECHINATH OLAM.—ISAAC ABOAB'SMENORATH HA-MAOR.—IBN
CHABIB'S "EYE OF JACOB."—ZEVAOTH, OR ETHICALWILLS.—JOSEPH IBN CASPI.—SOLOMON
ALAMI.
XX TRAVELLERS' TALES
ELDAD THE DANITE.—BENJAMIN OF TUDELA.—PETACHIAH OF RATISBON.—ESTHORI
PARCHI.—ABRAHAM FARISSOL.—DAVID REUBENI ANDMOLCHO.—ANTONIO DEMONTESINOS
ANDMANASSEH BEN ISRAEL.—TOBIAH COHEN.—WESSELY.
XXI HISTORIANS AND CHRONICLERS
ORDER OF THE TANNAIM AND AMORAIM.—ACHIMAAZ.—ABRAHAM IBN DAUD.—JOSIPPON.—
HISTORICAL ELEGIES, OR SELICHOTH.—MEMORIAL BOOKS.—ABRAHAM ZACUTO.—ELIJAH
KAPSALI.—USQUE.—IBN VERGA.

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