Akiva: Life, Legend, Legacy by Reuven Hammer

Akiva: Life, Legend, Legacy

Reuven Hammer

272 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

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This book is ideal for readers interested in exploring the profound historical and theological influences of a pivotal Jewish sage whose teachings and martyrdom shaped the evolution of Rabbinic Judaism and continue to resonate in contemporary religious practice.

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The legendary Akiva ben Yosef has fascinated Jews for centuries. Arguably the most important of the Tannaim, or early Jewish sages, Akiva lived during a crucial era in the development of Judaism as we know it today, and his theology played a major...

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