Bar-Ilan University Press

R. Eliezer ben Hyrcanus

A Scholar Outcast

Yitzhak Gilat

A monograph on one of the great scholars who was a central figure in the critical period following the destruction of the Second Temple. Emphasizing the impact of Rabbi Eliezer's Halakhot, Professor Gilat vividly reconstructs the evolution of the Halakhah since then. From the series ''Bar-Ilan Studies in Near Eastern Languages and Culture''.

Additional Book Details

Danacode: 110-10142 ISBN: 965-226-043-6 Language: English Pages: 536 Weight: 1100 gr Dimensions: 17X25 cm Publication Date: 01/1984 Publisher: Bar-Ilan University Press

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