The Making of a Sage

Description:

In a theoretically framed examination of rabbinic ethics, Schofer 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.

subjects: Talmud,  Rabbinical literature,  Ethics in rabbinical literature,  Criticism, interpretation,  History and criticism,  Jewish ethics,  Jodendom,  Rabbijnse literatuur,  Littérature rabbinique,  Morale dans la littérature rabbinique,  Ethiek,  Morale juive,  Rabbinische Literatur,  Histoire et critique,  Jüdische Ethik,  Aboth de Rabbi Nathan (anoniem),  Critique, interprétation,  Rabbinical literature, history and criticism,  Rabbinismus,  Avot de-Rabi Natan