Hillel the Elder: The Emergence of Classical Judaism (1956 Glatzer), book

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Hillel the Elder: The Emergence of Classical Judaism (1956) is a book by Nahum N. Glatzer.

Abstract

Editions and translations

Published in New York, NY: B'nae B'rith Foundation, 1956.

Table of contents

  • The historical and cultural background
  • Hillel's beginnings and his ascent
  • The ways and beliefs of the Hasid
  • The common man and the poor
  • Learning
  • The two rival schools
  • Community vs. state
  • Hillel's proselytes
  • A note on Greece and Rome
  • Hillel's death and the rise of Johanan Ben Zakkai.

External links

  • [ Google Books]