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Jacob Neusner and the Rabbinic Treatment of the "Other"

Jacob Neusner and the Rabbinic Treatment of the "Other" JACOB NEUSNER AND THE RABBINIC TREATMENT OF THE “OTHER” Evan M. Zuesse J  N  , The Halakhah: An Encyclopaedia of the Law of Judaism , 5 vols. (Leiden, Boston, Köln: E.J. Brill, 2000), and related works, including Recovering Judaism: The Universal Dimension of Judaism (Min- neapolis: Fortress Press, 2001). About a year ago, Jacob Neusner generously shared with me an un fi nished draft of his Making God’s Word Work , which then had the subtitle: The Mishnah as a Key to Living the Life of Torah . 1 I responded with a letter expressing puzzlement at some parts of that work. To my surprise, he encouraged me to expand my thoughts into a review article. I want to express my heartfelt appreciation for his charac- teristically magnanimous encouragement. My questions concerned a number of key issues. The chief one was his statement that, according to the Talmudic sages, gentiles are condemned to death and damnation, while Jews will enjoy eternal life. A similar saved/damned distinction is asserted even in Neusner’s most general summaries of Judaism. 2 This contradicts the well-known consensus teaching of the sages that “the righteous of all peoples have a place in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Review of Rabbinic Judaism Brill

Jacob Neusner and the Rabbinic Treatment of the "Other"

Zuesse, Evan
Review of Rabbinic Judaism , Volume 7 (1-2): 191 – Jan 1, 2004
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© 2004 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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JACOB NEUSNER AND THE RABBINIC TREATMENT OF THE “OTHER” Evan M. Zuesse J  N  , The Halakhah: An Encyclopaedia of the Law of Judaism , 5 vols. (Leiden, Boston, Köln: E.J. Brill, 2000), and related works, including Recovering Judaism: The Universal Dimension of Judaism (Min- neapolis: Fortress Press, 2001). About a year ago, Jacob Neusner generously shared with me an un fi nished draft of his Making God’s Word Work , which then had the subtitle: The Mishnah as a Key to Living the Life of Torah . 1 I responded with a letter expressing puzzlement at some parts of that work. To my surprise, he encouraged me to expand my thoughts into a review article. I want to express my heartfelt appreciation for his charac- teristically magnanimous encouragement. My questions concerned a number of key issues. The chief one was his statement that, according to the Talmudic sages, gentiles are condemned to death and damnation, while Jews will enjoy eternal life. A similar saved/damned distinction is asserted even in Neusner’s most general summaries of Judaism. 2 This contradicts the well-known consensus teaching of the sages that “the righteous of all peoples have a place in

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Published: Jan 1, 2004

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