The central theme of Making God's Word Work is that through the rules and norms of the Mishnah, and beneath their surface, is a governing theological pattern which both defines the detail relating to social conduct and brings to the fore a coherent system of analysis, thought and argument. Making Go... (more)

(PUBContinuum)"The Mishnah is the crown jewel of Rabbinic Judaism in its formative age," says Neusner, who is a premier authority on its interpretation. Behind the apparent mishmash of texts, he sees threads of meaning, moral guidelines, theological concepts, and methods of reasoning---so one can li... (more)