Religion

Instead of repeating other reviewers, I present a different take on this book. First of all, it takes a “higher critical” approach to the Talmud, treating it as a “layering” of traditions. >>more...

This book, authored by Talmudic scholar Adin Steinsaltz, provides a useful general overview of Jewish beliefs and customs, notably those of the Talmud. However, I agree with those reviewers who feel that the book is too shallow, that it provides insufficient concrete examples to illustrate its main points, and that one of its chief shortcomings is an absence of specific reference to Talmudic verses. >>more...

Jakże popularna  obecnie  ideologia „politycznej poprawności” mająca swe zródło w  neoliberalnym podejsciu do historii nie tylko  podmywa i rozmywa dziedzictwo duchowe Europy, ale jeszcze z premedytacja wprowadza w błąd małodoświadczonych  w rozróznianiu  pokretnych  podejść do otaczającej nas rzeczywistosci. >>more...

Jews and Christians each had stereotypical views of each other (p. xiv), and Jewish views of Christianity were just as unflattering as the reverse. Katz comments: "The biblical name of Edom was, in Talmudic times, applied to Rome. In medieval poetry, however, it is synonymous with Christianity." (p. 16). >>more...