{"product_id":"rational-rabbis-science-and-talmudic-culture-9780253333162","title":"Rational Rabbis: Science and Talmudic Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e . . . a fascinating and thought-provoking book . . . --The Jewish Quarterly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best introduction to the talmudic literature that is available. . . . An extraordinarily important book, brilliant, and lucid. --Daniel Boyarin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMenachem Fisch has written a rich, thoughtful book. One will come away from \u003ci\u003eRational Rabbis\u003c\/i\u003e with a deeper understanding of just what the Talmud is. --Hilary Putnam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTalmudic culture is often viewed as bound by its traditions. Menachem Fisch maintains that a close reading of talmudic texts frequently reveals their authors as rabbis who, rather than conform uncritically to tradition, knowingly set out to expose and resolve problems inherent in the received traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Menachem Fisch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.78h x 6.10w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253333162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMenachem Fisch is Senior Lecturer in the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel Aviv University, and Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies, Jerusalem. He is author of William Whewell, Philosopher of Science and co-editor (with Simon Schaffer) of William Whewell: A Composite Portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39946318413939,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_25b1673b-c6d7-4b67-9552-2fb832761641.jpg?v=1648313964","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/rational-rabbis-science-and-talmudic-culture-9780253333162","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}