A Tragedy of Errors: Bar Qamtza and the Fall of Jerusalem by Tropper, Amram

A Tragedy of Errors: Bar Qamtza and the Fall of Jerusalem

The story of Bar Qamtza is one of the most famous stories in all rabbinic literature. In...
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Author: Amram Tropper
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Language: English
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A Tragedy of Errors: Bar Qamtza and the Fall of Jerusalem by Tropper, Amram

A Tragedy of Errors: Bar Qamtza and the Fall of Jerusalem

BD$84.13

A Tragedy of Errors: Bar Qamtza and the Fall of Jerusalem

BD$84.13
Author: Amram Tropper
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The story of Bar Qamtza is one of the most famous stories in all rabbinic literature. In this tragic tale, a private feud at a Jerusalem banquet triggers a series of events which eventually culminates in the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Until the Holocaust, Jews commonly viewed the razing of the Second Temple as the greatest calamity in all Jewish history, and for many Jews through the ages, the story of Bar Qamtza explained why it had happened. In time, the story also became emblematic of the internal strife and divisive infighting which have troubled Jewish communities time and again across the generations. In Bar Qamtza, Amram Tropper enlists this well-known rabbinic tale as a window into the world of its authors and early audiences. Through a close reading and thick description of the story, Tropper illuminates ancient Jewish social ideals and cultural practices, religious beliefs and literary trajectories, historical imaginings and political inclinations, systemic structures and institutional realities. In Tropper's hands, the story of Bar Qamtza serves as a springboard for exploring the interplay of the minutia of everyday life in antiquity and the overarching architecture of Jewish society under Rome and Persia.

Author: Amram Tropper
Publisher: Hebrew Union College Press
Published: 04/01/2022
Pages: 326
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.06w x 1.02d
ISBN: 9780878201969

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