Project Gutenberg 2004-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 153 Abrahams, Israel 1858 1925 Abrahams, I. (Israel) Chapters on Jewish literature Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, J. Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Chapters on Jewish Literature" by Israel Abrahams is a scholarly examination of Jewish literary history, written during the late 19th century. This text spans over seventeen centuries, beginning with the fall of Jerusalem in the year 70 CE and culminating with the death of Moses Mendelssohn in 1786. It likely covers various aspects of Jewish literature, including religious texts, poetry, and philosophical writings, as well as the cultural and historical contexts that shaped their development. The opening of the book presents the framework for exploring Jewish literature, emphasizing the transition from oral traditions to written texts, particularly through early Rabbinical literature centered in Jamnia. Abrahams discusses the significance of figures such as Jochanan ben Zakkai and Akiba, highlighting how their teachings and the creation of the Mishnah laid foundational stones for Jewish literary expression. Moreover, it hints at the blending of ethical considerations with literature, where the two are portrayed as deeply interconnected; this perspective permeates throughout the subsequent chapters, which detail literary developments across various periods and regions. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of a rich literary tradition that intertwines deeply with Jewish identity and experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Jewish literature -- History and criticism PJ Text Judaism Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 408045 399127 2024-10-06T09:19:16.908872 2023-10-06T10:13:40.448334 text/html text/html 384990 2020-12-18T09:42:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 121311 2020-12-18T09:42:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 202661 2024-10-06T09:19:28.936762 application/epub+zip 208374 2024-10-06T09:19:20.971825 application/epub+zip 191348 2024-10-06T09:19:19.325838 application/epub+zip 437222 2024-10-06T09:19:34.267763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411825 2024-10-06T09:19:27.738772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373822 2022-09-07T03:38:06.742690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290892 290815 2024-10-06T09:19:15.112945 2023-10-06T10:13:38.950291 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 290641 2020-12-18T09:42:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 110391 2020-12-18T09:42:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 290664 2020-12-18T09:42:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110340 2020-12-18T09:42:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21876 2024-10-06T09:19:34.424736 application/rdf+xml 13932 2024-10-06T09:19:19.954814 image/jpeg 3400 2024-10-06T09:19:19.641821 image/jpeg 193085 2024-10-06T09:19:16.937830 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia