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Available: Origins of the Seder, by Baruch Bokser. For Passover
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Friends,
As we near Passover, we are pleased to offer another high quality title =
from the Jewish Theological Seminary here in New York:
Bokser, Baruch M.=20
THE ORIGINS OF THE SEDER: THE PASSOVER RITE AND EARLY RABBINIC JUDAISM
New York, JTS Press
2002
ISBN: 0873340876. Paperback, xix, 188 pages, illustrated, 24 cm. New =
Edition (Originally published in hardback in 1984).
The Passover and its rite are central in the history of Judaism and =
Christianity. Explaining how the Passover evening celebration, the =
seder, became one of the most popular Jewish rituals, Baruch M. Bokser =
shows how it was based on and transformed a biblical sacrificial meal. =
Bokser demonstrates the significance of the motif of Passover in ancient =
Judaism, indicating why Jews and Christians employed it to express hopes =
for redemption. And he also illuminates the process of historical =
development through the interaction of a traditional heritage with =
contemporary and outside cultural influences. This is a fascinating book =
which will add much to our understanding of Judaism and Christianity and =
of the nature of religion in a changing world.
Baruch Bokser was ordained as a rabbi at Jewish Theological Seminary and =
also received a Ph.D. in religious studies from Brown University. =
Beginning in 1974, he taught at the University of California at =
Berkeley, leaving in 1982 for Dropsie College in Philadelphia (now the =
Annenberg Research Institute for Judaic and Near Eastern Studies). Then =
in 1986, Bokser returned to the Jewish Theological Seminary to join the =
faculty and where, at his early death at age 44 in 1990, he was the =
director of the program in ancient Judaism.
SUBJECT(S): Seder. Sederabend. Seder-Feier. Judaism; Mishnah; Special =
subjects: Seder. Mishnah. Pesahim -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. =
Tosefta. Pesahim -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Mishnah -- =
Criticism, interpretation, etc. Mishna. Pesahim -- Critique, =
interpretation, etc. Tosefta. Pesahim -- Critique, interpretation, etc. =
Mishnah. Mo'ed. Pesahim. Tosefta. Includes indexes. Bibliography on =
pages 149-181. New Condition
"Packs facts, analysis and insight into its relatively short 141 pages =
of text and footnotes. The hypothesis and argument are clearly spelled =
[out] and and then supported by detailed references to various Talmud =
and Mishnah sections which are reproduced as necessary. =
Although...reprinted in 2002, it is current and consistent with more =
recent works. I read the book in the weeks leading up to 2009 Passover =
holidays and found much in Dr. Bokser's work to work into the actual =
Seder and ignite the interest of those present. In essence, Dr. Bokser =
makes a very persuasive case that the Passover Seder, as molded in the =
Hagaddah, was one of the key pillars for the survival of Judaism after =
the catastrophic destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C.E. Certainly, =
he establishes that the basics of the Seder as we know it today with its =
emphasis on freedom, community and symbolic ritual owes its genesis to =
the Tanna and the Amora of the centuries following the destruction" =
(Jerome Hoffman, Amazon review).
$25.00
We have a limited supply on hand, please order your copy today.
Watch for more great Passover-related book offers from Dan Wyman Books =
in the coming weeks!
Thanks,
Dan
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<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Friends,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>As we near Passover, we are pleased to offer =
another=20
high quality title from the Jewish Theological Seminary here =
in New=20
York:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Bokser, Baruch M. <O:P></O:P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT =
face=3DCalibri>THE ORIGINS OF=20
THE SEDER: THE PASSOVER RITE AND EARLY RABBINIC =
JUDAISM<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT =
face=3DCalibri>New York, JTS=20
Press<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT=20
face=3DCalibri>2002<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT =
face=3DCalibri><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; =
mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; =
mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN=20
class=3Dlist-item-label>ISBN: </SPAN>0873340876. Paperback</SPAN>, xix, =
188 pages,=20
illustrated, 24 cm. New Edition (Originally published in hardback in=20
1984).<BR></FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT =
face=3DCalibri>The Passover=20
and its rite are central in the history of Judaism and Christianity. =
Explaining=20
how the Passover evening celebration, the seder, became one of the most =
popular=20
Jewish rituals, Baruch M. Bokser shows how it was based on and =
transformed a=20
biblical sacrificial meal. Bokser demonstrates the significance of the =
motif of=20
Passover in ancient Judaism, indicating why Jews and Christians employed =
it to=20
express hopes for redemption. And he also illuminates the process of =
historical=20
development through the interaction of a traditional heritage with =
contemporary=20
and outside cultural influences. This is a fascinating book which will =
add much=20
to our understanding of Judaism and Christianity and of the nature of =
religion=20
in a changing world.</FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT=20
face=3DCalibri></FONT> </P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT =
face=3DCalibri>Baruch Bokser=20
was ordained as a rabbi at Jewish Theological Seminary and also =
received a=20
Ph.D. in religious studies from Brown University. Beginning in 1974, he =
taught=20
at the University of California at Berkeley, leaving in 1982 for Dropsie =
College=20
in Philadelphia (now the Annenberg Research Institute for Judaic and =
Near=20
Eastern Studies). Then in 1986, Bokser returned to the Jewish =
Theological=20
Seminary to join the faculty and where, at his early death at age 44 in =
1990,=20
he was the director of the program in ancient =
Judaism.</FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT=20
face=3DCalibri></FONT> </P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT =
face=3DCalibri>SUBJECT(S):=20
Seder. Sederabend. Seder-Feier. Judaism; Mishnah; Special subjects: =
Seder.=20
Mishnah. Pesahim -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Tosefta. Pesahim --=20
Criticism, interpretation, etc. Mishnah -- Criticism, interpretation, =
etc.=20
Mishna. Pesahim -- Critique, interpretation, etc. Tosefta. Pesahim -- =
Critique,=20
interpretation, etc. Mishnah. Mo=92ed. Pesahim. Tosefta. Includes =
indexes.=20
Bibliography on pages 149-181. New Condition</FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT=20
face=3DCalibri></FONT> </P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT =
face=3DCalibri>"Packs facts,=20
analysis and insight into its relatively short 141 pages of text and =
footnotes.=20
The hypothesis and argument are clearly spelled [out] and and then =
supported by=20
detailed references to various Talmud and Mishnah sections which are =
reproduced=20
as necessary. Although...reprinted in 2002, it is current and consistent =
with=20
more recent works. I read the book in the weeks leading up to 2009 =
Passover=20
holidays and found much in Dr. Bokser's work to work into the actual =
Seder and=20
ignite the interest of those present. In essence, Dr. Bokser makes a =
very=20
persuasive case that the Passover Seder, as molded in the Hagaddah, was =
one of=20
the key pillars for the survival of Judaism after the catastrophic =
destruction=20
of the Second Temple in 70 C.E. Certainly, he establishes that the =
basics of the=20
Seder as we know it today with its emphasis on freedom, community and =
symbolic=20
ritual owes its genesis to the Tanna and the Amora of the centuries =
following=20
the destruction" (Jerome Hoffman, Amazon review).</FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT=20
face=3DCalibri></FONT> </P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT=20
face=3DCalibri>$25.00</FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT=20
face=3DCalibri></FONT> </P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT =
face=3DCalibri>We have a=20
limited supply on hand, please order your copy today.</FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT=20
face=3DCalibri></FONT> </P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT =
face=3DCalibri>Watch for more=20
great Passover-related book offers from Dan Wyman Books in the coming=20
weeks!</FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT=20
face=3DCalibri></FONT> </P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT=20
face=3DCalibri>Thanks,</FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT=20
face=3DCalibri></FONT> </P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT =
face=3DCalibri>Dan</FONT></P>
<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT=20
face=3DCalibri>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>Dan =
Wyman Books=20
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Browsing by=20
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