JEWISH LITERATURE and PHILOSOPHY

Pirke Avot: The Sayings of the Jewish Fathers

Jewish Literature and Other Essays, by Gustav Karpeles

CONTENTS

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A Glance at Jewish Literature	9
The Talmud	52
The Jew in the History of Civilization	71
Women in Jewish Literature	106
Moses Maimonides	145
Jewish Troubadours and Minnesingers	169
Humor and Love in Jewish Poetry	191
The Jewish Stage8	229
The Jew's Quest in Africa	249
A Jewish King in Poland	272
Jewish Society in the Time of Mendelssohn	293
Leopold Zunz	318
Heinrich Heine and Judaism	340
The Music of the Synagogue	369
Index	380

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• Studies in Judaism  First Series  
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• by  Solomon Schechter, M.A., Litt.D.
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• Preface
• Introduction
• I. The Chassidim
• II. Nachman Krochmal and the “Perplexities Of The Time”
• III. Rabbi Elijah Wilna, Gaon
• IV. Nachmanides
• V. A Jewish Boswell
• VI. The Dogmas Of Judaism
• VII. The History of Jewish Tradition
• VIII. The Doctrine of Divine Retribution in Rabbinical Literature
• IX. The Law And Recent Criticism
• X. The Hebrew Collection of the British Museum
• XI. Titles of Jewish Books
• XII. The Child in Jewish Literature
• XIII. Woman in Temple and Synagogue
• XIV. The Earliest Jewish Community in Europe
• Index
• Footnotes
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CHAPTERS ON JEWISH LITERATURE

CONTENTS

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Chapter
	Preface	5
I	The "Vineyard" At Jamnia Schools at Jamnia, Lydda, Usha, and Sepphoris.—The Tannaim compile the Mishnah.—Jochanan, Akiba, Meir, Judah.—Aquila.	19
II	Flavius Josephus And The Jewish Sibyl	33
III	The Talmud The Amoraim compile the Palestinian Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud.—Representative Amoraim: I   (220-280) Palestine—Jochanan, Simon, Joshua, Simlai; Babylonia—Rab and Samuel. II   (280-320) Palestine—Ami, Assi, Abbahu, Chiya; Babylonia—Huna and Zeira. III   (320-380) Babylonia—Rabba, Abayi, Rava. IV   (380-430) Babylonia—Ashi (first compilation of the Babylonian Talmud). V and VI   (430-500) Babylonia—Rabina (completion of the Babylonian Talmud).	43
IV	The Midrash And Its Poetry Mechilta, Sifra, Sifre, Pesikta, Tanchuma, Midrash Rabbah, Yalkut.—Proverbs.—Parables.—Fables.	55
V	The Letters Of The Gaonim Representative Gaonim: Achai, Amram, Zemach, Saadiah, Sherira, Samuel, Hai.	68
VI	The Karaitic Literature Anan, Nahavendi, Abul-Faraj, Salman, Sahal, al-Bazir, Hassan, Japhet, Kirkisani, Judah Hadassi, Isaac Troki.	75
VII	The New-Hebrew Piyut Kalirian and Spanish Piyutim (Poems).—Jannai.—Kalir.	83
VIII	Saadiah Of Fayum Translation of the Bible into Arabic.—Foundation of a Jewish Philosophy of Religion.	91
IX	Dawn Of The Spanish Era Chasdai Ibn Shaprut.—Menachem and Dunash, Chayuj and Janach.—Samuel the Nagid.	99
X	The Spanish-Jewish Poets (I) Solomon Ibn Gebirol.—"The Royal Crown."—Moses Ibn Ezra.—Abraham Ibn Ezra.—The Biblical Commentaries of Ibn Ezra and the Kimchis.	107
XI	Rashi And Alfassi Nathan of Rome.—Alfassi.—Rashi.—Rashbam.	119
XII	The Spanish-Jewish Poets (II) Jehuda Halevi.—Charizi.	126
XIII	Moses Maimonides Maimon, Rambam—R. Moses, the son of Maimon, Maimonides.—His Yad Hachazaka and Moreh Nebuchim.—Gersonides.—Crescas.—Albo.	134
XIV	The Diffusion Of Science Provençal Translators.—The Ibn Tibbons.—Italian Translators.—Jacob Anatoli.—Kalonymos.—Scientific Literature.	144
XV	The Diffusion Of Folk-Tales Barlaam and Joshaphat.—The Fables of Bidpai.—Abraham Ibn Chisdai.—Berachya ha-Nakdan.—Joseph Zabara.	153
XVI	Moses Nachmanides French and Spanish Talmudists.—The Tossafists, Asher of Speyer, Tam, Isaac of Dompaire, Baruch of Ratisbon, Perez of Corbeil.—Nachmanides' Commentary on the Pentateuch.—Public controversies between Jews and Christians.	160
XVII	The Zohar And Later Mysticism Kabbala.—The Bahir.—Abulafia.—Moses of Leon.—The Zohar.—Isaac Lurya.—Isaiah Hurwitz.—Christian Kabbalists.—The Chassidim.	169
XVIII	Italian Jewish Poetry Immanuel and Dante.—The Machberoth.—Judah Romano.—Kalonymos.—The Eben Bochan.—Moses Rieti.—Messer Leon.	178
XIX	Ethical Literature Bachya Ibn Pekuda.—Choboth ha-Lebaboth.—Sefer ha-Chassidim.—Rokeach.—Yedaiah Bedaressi's Bechinath Olam.—Isaac Aboab's Menorath ha-Maor.—Ibn Chabib's "Eye of Jacob."—Zevaoth, or Ethical Wills.—Joseph Ibn Caspi.—Solomon Alami.	189
XX	Travellers' Tales Eldad the Danite.—Benjamin of Tudela.—Petachiah of Ratisbon.—Esthori Parchi.—Abraham Farissol.—David Reubeni and Molcho.—Antonio de Montesinos and Manasseh ben Israel.—Tobiah Cohen.—Wessely.	200
XXI	Historians And Chroniclers Order of the Tannaim and Amoraim.—Achimaaz.—Abraham Ibn Daud.—Josippon.—Historical Elegies, or Selichoth.—Memorial Books.—Abraham Zacuto.—Elijah Kapsali.—Usque.—Ibn Verga.—Joseph Cohen.—David Gans.—Gedaliah Ibn Yachya.—Azariah di Rossi.	211
XXII	Isaac Abarbanel Abarbanel's Philosophy and Biblical Commentaries.—Elias Levita.—Zeëna u-Reëna.—Moses Alshech.—The Biur.	225
XXIII	The Shulchan Aruch Asheri's Arba Turim.—Chiddushim and Teshuboth.—Solomon ben Adereth.—Meir of Rothenburg.—Sheshet and Duran.—Moses and Judah Minz.—Jacob Weil, Israel Isserlein, Maharil.—David Abi Zimra.—Joseph Karo.—Jair Bacharach.—Chacham Zevi.—Jacob Emden.—Ezekiel Landau.	232
XXIV	Amsterdam In The Seventeenth Century Manasseh ben Israel.—Baruch Spinoza.—The Drama in Hebrew.—Moses Zacut, Joseph Felix Penso, Moses Chayim Luzzatto.	243
XXV	Moses Mendelssohn Mendelssohn's German Translation of the Bible.—Phædo.—Jerusalem.—Lessing's Nathan the Wise.	253
	Index	263

A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy 

by Isaac Husik

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Preface		vii
Introduction		xiii
CHAPTER
I. Isaac Israeli		1
II. David ben Merwan Al Mukammas		17
III. Saadia ben Joseph Al-Fayyumi		23
IV. Joseph Al-Basir and Jeshua ben Judah		48
V. Solomon Ibn Gabirol		59
VI. Bahya Ibn Pakuda		80
VII. Pseudo-Bahya		106
VIII. Abraham Bar Hiyya		114
IX. Joseph Ibn Zaddik		125
X. Judah Halevi		150
XI. Moses and Abraham Ibn Ezra		184
XII. Abraham Ibn Daud		197
XIII. Moses Maimonides		236
XIV. Hillel ben Samuel		312
XV. Levi ben Gerson		328
XVI. Aaron ben Elijah of Nicomedia		362
XVII. Hasdai ben Abraham Crescas		388
XVIII. Joseph Albo		406
Conclusion		428
Bibliography		433
Notes		439
List of Biblical and Rabbinic Passages		449
Index		451