Breaking the TabletsRowman & Littlefield |
Contents
Chapter 02 Restoring Scripture | 43 |
Chapter 03 Breaking the Tablets and Begetting the Oral Law | 75 |
Between Auschwitz and Sinai | 113 |
Contemporary Works Cited | 127 |
Index of Biblicaland Rabbinic Sources | 131 |
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About the Author | 145 |
About the Editor | 147 |
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