Rabbis and Classical Rhetoric: Sophistic Education and Oratory in the Talmud and Midrash
- ISBN-10
- 1107177405
- ISBN-13
- 9781107177406
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 329
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-12-21
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Richard Hidary
Description
Shows the unique perspective of Talmudic rabbis as they navigate between platonic objective truth and the realm of rhetorical argumentation.
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