Traditions of the Rabbis from the Era of the New Testament, vol. 1: Prayer and Agriculture
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Overview
David Instone-Brewer examines primary source texts relating to these subjects. The first section includes texts dealing with when and how to recite the Shema, the Eighteen Benedictions, and other blessings and prayers. The second section contains texts on a wide variety of considerations related to agriculture, including the “leftovers” to which the poor were entitled, tithing, “mixed” foods and other products, Sabbath Year activities, and offerings. For each rabbinic tradition considered, the supporting Hebrew source text is provided alongside an English translation.
Be sure to check out all of Traditions of the Rabbis from the Era of the New Testament (2 vols.).
David Instone-Brewer is senior research fellow in Rabbinics and the New Testament at Tyndale House, Cambridge, and a member of the divinity faculty at the University of Cambridge.