CONTENTS
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| [Preface] | 5 | |
| [I] | The "Vineyard" At Jamnia Schools at Jamnia, Lydda, Usha, and Sepphoris.—The Tannaim compile the Mishnah.—Jochanan, Akiba, Meir, Judah.—Aquila. | 19 |
| [II] | Flavius Josephus And The Jewish Sibyl | 33 |
| [III] | The Talmud The Amoraim compile the Palestinian Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud.—Representative Amoraim: I (220-280) Palestine—Jochanan, Simon, Joshua, Simlai; Babylonia—Rab and Samuel. II (280-320) Palestine—Ami, Assi, Abbahu, Chiya; Babylonia—Huna and Zeira. III (320-380) Babylonia—Rabba, Abayi, Rava. IV (380-430) Babylonia—Ashi (first compilation of the Babylonian Talmud). V and VI (430-500) Babylonia—Rabina (completion of the Babylonian Talmud). | 43 |
| I | (220-280) Palestine—Jochanan, Simon, Joshua, Simlai; Babylonia—Rab and Samuel. | |
| II | (280-320) Palestine—Ami, Assi, Abbahu, Chiya; Babylonia—Huna and Zeira. | |
| III | (320-380) Babylonia—Rabba, Abayi, Rava. | |
| IV | (380-430) Babylonia—Ashi (first compilation of the Babylonian Talmud). | |
| V and VI | (430-500) Babylonia—Rabina (completion of the Babylonian Talmud). | |
| [IV] | The Midrash And Its Poetry Mechilta, Sifra, Sifre, Pesikta, Tanchuma, Midrash Rabbah, Yalkut.—Proverbs.—Parables.—Fables. | 55 |
| [V] | The Letters Of The Gaonim Representative Gaonim: Achai, Amram, Zemach, Saadiah, Sherira, Samuel, Hai. | 68 |
| [VI] | The Karaitic Literature Anan, Nahavendi, Abul-Faraj, Salman, Sahal, al-Bazir, Hassan, Japhet, Kirkisani, Judah Hadassi, Isaac Troki. | 75 |
| [VII] | The New-Hebrew Piyut Kalirian and Spanish Piyutim (Poems).—Jannai.—Kalir. | 83 |
| [VIII] | Saadiah Of Fayum Translation of the Bible into Arabic.—Foundation of a Jewish Philosophy of Religion. | 91 |
| [IX] | Dawn Of The Spanish Era Chasdai Ibn Shaprut.—Menachem and Dunash, Chayuj and Janach.—Samuel the Nagid. | 99 |
| [X] | The Spanish-Jewish Poets (I) Solomon Ibn Gebirol.—"The Royal Crown."—Moses Ibn Ezra.—Abraham Ibn Ezra.—The Biblical Commentaries of Ibn Ezra and the Kimchis. | 107 |
| [XI] | Rashi And Alfassi Nathan of Rome.—Alfassi.—Rashi.—Rashbam. | 119 |
| [XII] | The Spanish-Jewish Poets (II) Jehuda Halevi.—Charizi. | 126 |
| [XIII] | Moses Maimonides Maimon, Rambam—R. Moses, the son of Maimon, Maimonides.—His Yad Hachazaka and Moreh Nebuchim.—Gersonides.—Crescas.—Albo. | 134 |
| [XIV] | The Diffusion Of Science Provençal Translators.—The Ibn Tibbons.—Italian Translators.—Jacob Anatoli.—Kalonymos.—Scientific Literature. | 144 |
| [XV] | The Diffusion Of Folk-Tales Barlaam and Joshaphat.—The Fables of Bidpai.—Abraham Ibn Chisdai.—Berachya ha-Nakdan.—Joseph Zabara. | 153 |
| [XVI] | Moses Nachmanides French and Spanish Talmudists.—The Tossafists, Asher of Speyer, Tam, Isaac of Dompaire, Baruch of Ratisbon, Perez of Corbeil.—Nachmanides' Commentary on the Pentateuch.—Public controversies between Jews and Christians. | 160 |
| [XVII] | The Zohar And Later Mysticism Kabbala.—The Bahir.—Abulafia.—Moses of Leon.—The Zohar.—Isaac Lurya.—Isaiah Hurwitz.—Christian Kabbalists.—The Chassidim. | 169 |
| [XVIII] | Italian Jewish Poetry Immanuel and Dante.—The Machberoth.—Judah Romano.—Kalonymos.—The Eben Bochan.—Moses Rieti.—Messer Leon. | 178 |
| [XIX] | Ethical Literature Bachya Ibn Pekuda.—Choboth ha-Lebaboth.—Sefer ha-Chassidim.—Rokeach.—Yedaiah Bedaressi's Bechinath Olam.—Isaac Aboab's Menorath ha-Maor.—Ibn Chabib's "Eye of Jacob."—Zevaoth, or Ethical Wills.—Joseph Ibn Caspi.—Solomon Alami. | 189 |
| [XX] | Travellers' Tales Eldad the Danite.—Benjamin of Tudela.—Petachiah of Ratisbon.—Esthori Parchi.—Abraham Farissol.—David Reubeni and Molcho.—Antonio de Montesinos and Manasseh ben Israel.—Tobiah Cohen.—Wessely. | 200 |
| [XXI] | Historians And Chroniclers Order of the Tannaim and Amoraim.—Achimaaz.—Abraham Ibn Daud.—Josippon.—Historical Elegies, or Selichoth.—Memorial Books.—Abraham Zacuto.—Elijah Kapsali.—Usque.—Ibn Verga.—Joseph Cohen.—David Gans.—Gedaliah Ibn Yachya.—Azariah di Rossi. | 211 |
| [XXII] | Isaac Abarbanel Abarbanel's Philosophy and Biblical Commentaries.—Elias Levita.—Zeëna u-Reëna.—Moses Alshech.—The Biur. | 225 |
| [XXIII] | The Shulchan Aruch Asheri's Arba Turim.—Chiddushim and Teshuboth.—Solomon ben Adereth.—Meir of Rothenburg.—Sheshet and Duran.—Moses and Judah Minz.—Jacob Weil, Israel Isserlein, Maharil.—David Abi Zimra.—Joseph Karo.—Jair Bacharach.—Chacham Zevi.—Jacob Emden.—Ezekiel Landau. | 232 |
| [XXIV] | Amsterdam In The Seventeenth Century Manasseh ben Israel.—Baruch Spinoza.—The Drama in Hebrew.—Moses Zacut, Joseph Felix Penso, Moses Chayim Luzzatto. | 243 |
| [XXV] | Moses Mendelssohn Mendelssohn's German Translation of the Bible.—Phædo.—Jerusalem.—Lessing's Nathan the Wise. | 253 |
| [Index] | 263 |