The Rhetoric of the Jewish Liturgy : A Historical and Literary Commentary on the Daily Prayer Book (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)

Kimelman, Reuven

The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization（2026/02発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 464 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781874774501
• DDC分類 296.45

Full Description

The Rhetoric of the Jewish Liturgy is the first comprehensive academic study of its kind in over a century. It integrates material from biblical literature, Second Temple literature - including the Dead Sea Scrolls of Qumran and Jewish Hellenistic literature - rabbinic literature, early Christian literature, the Cairo Genizah, classical piyut, and medieval manuscripts and commentary, along with modern philological, literary, and historical research. Since the liturgy reflects the history of Judaism, its study becomes an expedition through the pathways of Jewish history and thoughtfrom biblical to modern times. By integrating historical, literary, and theological perspectives, this study succeeds in clarifying many heretofore obscure liturgical issues.

Contents

MAH TOVU

A Psychological Introduction to Prayer



ADON OLAM

A Theological Introduction to Prayer



PRELIMINARIES

Preparing the Mind and Body for Prayer



ASHREI

Psalm 145 and the Liturgy



PESUKEI DEZIMRA AND THE LITURGICAL USE OF SCRIPTURE

A Liturgy in the Making



THE SHEMA LITURGY

From Covenant Ceremony to Coronation



THE AMIDAH

The Literary Structure and the Rhetoric of Redemption



ALEINU

Meaning and Historical Context



KADDISH

Its Meaning in the Light of Its Origin



CULMINATION

The Liturgy as a Whole