In this volume E. P. Sanders presents five studies that advance the re-examination of the nature of Jewish law that he began in Jesus and Judaism (Fortress Press; 1985). As usual; he is able to shed new light on old questions and demonstrate that many accepted interpretations are misguided. MPPA chapter on "The Synoptic Jesus and the Law" considers how serious the legal issues discussed between Jesus and his opponents would have been; had they been authentic. Two chapters explore whether the Pharisees had oral law; and whether they ate ordinary food in purity (the thesis of Jacob Neusner). A study of Jewish food and purity laws in the Greek-speaking Diaspora bears on the particular point of law which led to the argument between Peter and Paul at Antioch. At last; Sanders turns to a pointed essay that sets his own approach to rabbinic traditions and the Mishnah in distinct contrast from that of Jacob Neusner. A new preface points to the enduring contribution of these compelling and influential studies.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. haunting bookBy Joann R. GreeneThis is a riveting firsthand account of life in captivity for a young Yazidi girl and a courageous flight to freedom. This astonishing memoir is also Farida’s way of bearing witness; and of ensuring that ISIS does not succeed in crushing her spirit. In the summer of 2014; Farida; along with her family is following the threat of ISIS in her small and peaceful village of Kocho. In its opening chapters you have Farida enjoying her home and family and then in a few days time; Isis is able to turn the village and its inhabitants on their knees. The women and girls and loaded into buses at gunpoint. Their destination is the human market of Raqqa; the new caliphate’s capital in northern Syria. There; they will be sold as sex slaves. What amazes both Farida and her readers are the glimpses of normality amid this horror. Their escape leaves them in equally uncertain territory – dependent on Kurdish people smugglers who rescue runaways from Isis for thousands of dollars a head. This is a compelling testament to the suffering of ordinary people caught up in violence far beyond their control – and to the particularly terrible price it exacts from women.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. is a perfect example telling us of the horrors that are going ...By ButtercupI found this story truthful and excellently detailed. Farida Khalaf ; The Girl Who Escaped Isis; is a perfect example telling us of the horrors that are going on in the middle east with butchers. I was extremely relieved to see that she finally found a way to escape. We would never have learned of how women and young girls are used by these demonic Isis group as their slaves. Sheer horror. I dread to think of what could have happened to Farida had she been unable to escape. Telling us her story makes us here in the U.S. feel impotent in being unable to do anything to stop this horror. Hopefully; our leaders will get strong and do something about the ethnic cleansing that is occurring. There is a clear and present danger with radical Islam . Terrorism is coming towards us. This is a bitter-sweet story. Happy and relieved that Farida is safe but sad to realize that many other girls and women are suffering greatly.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. More Westerners should read about these strugglesBy HowardThis book was extremely well written and galvanizing. I have a better understanding of what went before and after ISIS began to take over large swathes of Iraqi territory in 2014. I am well studied in the news surrounding the siege but this book offered an inside look at the lives of the women slaves. Moreover; the boys who were made into soldiers and the men who were killed. This perspective was invaluable and I thank Farida for being brave enough tell her story. I have a lot of respect for the bravery that she showed when odds were against her. Overall good book! Very inspirational.
