Post-Biblical Hebrew Literature (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Anthology of Medieval Jewish Texts & WritingsBy Benzion Halper
Length7h 19m
About this audiobook
Post-Biblical Hebrew Literature presents the long afterlife of Hebrew letters, tracing their movement from rabbinic discourse and liturgical poetry through medieval philosophy, ethical writing, narrative, and the beginnings of modern expression. Written as a learned historical survey, it balances exposition with critical appreciation, showing how Hebrew survived not as a relic of Scripture but as a supple medium of law, devotion, speculation, and art. Halper situates texts within the wider Jewish encounter with Hellenistic, Islamic, and European cultures, making literary history inseparable from intellectual history. Benzion Halper, a scholar of Hebrew and Semitic learning, belonged to the generation that sought to recover Jewish textual continuity for modern readers and students. His philological training and pedagogical commitments shaped the book's orderly design: authors, genres, and periods are introduced with clarity, yet with respect for the dense traditions from which they emerge. The work reflects an educator's conviction that post-biblical Hebrew must be understood on its own terms, not merely as an appendix to the Bible. This volume is recommended to readers seeking a compact but authoritative entrance into the Hebrew canon beyond Scripture. Students of Jewish literature, comparative religion, and intellectual history will find it especially valuable.
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Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length7 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 6, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Preface
3I. The Wisdom of Ben Sira
4II. The Mishnah
5III. Abot De-rabbi Nathan
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6IV. The Babylonian Talmud
7V. The Midrash
8VI. Eleazar Be-rabbi Kalir
9VII. Eldad Ha-dani.
10VIII. Josippon
11IX. Sa’adya Gaon B. Joseph
12X. Nathan Ha-babli
13XI. Joseph B. Isaac Ibn Abitor
14XII. Hai B. Sherira Gaon
15XIII. Samuel Ha-nagid
16XIV. Solomon B. Judah Ibn Gebirol
17XV. Bahya B. Joseph Ibn Pakuda
18XVI. Ahimaaz B. Paltiel
19XVII. Moses B. Jacob Ibn Ezra
20XVIII. Judah B. Samuel Ha-levi
21XIX. Abraham B. Meir Ibn Ezra
22XX. Abraham Ibn Daud
23XXI. Benjamin of Tudela
24XXII. The Book of Yashar
25XXIII. Judah B. Saul Ibn Tibbon
26XXIV. Moses B. Maimon
27XXV. Joseph B. Meir Ibn Zabara
28XXVI. Samuel B. Judah Ibn Tibbon
29XXVII. Judah B. Solomon Al-harizi
30XXVIII. Judah B. Samuel He-hasid of Regensburg
31XXIX. Eleazar B. Judah B. Kalonymos of Worms
32XXX. Moses B. Nahman
33XXXI. Solomon B. Abraham Ibn Adret
34XXXII. Jedaiah Ha-bedersi
35XXXIII. Immanuel B. Solomon of Rome
36XXXIV. Judah B. Asher
37XXXV. Kalonymos B. Kalonymos B. Meir
38XXXVI. Levi B. Gershon
39XXXVII. Profiat Duran
40XXXVIII. Simon B. Zemah Duran
41XXXIX. Joseph Albo
42XL. Isaac B. Judah Abravanel
43XLI. Solomon Ibn Verga
44XLII. Abraham B. Mordecai Ferizol
45XLIII. Joseph B. Joshua B. Meir Ha-kohen
46XLIV. Menasseh B. Joseph Ben Israel
47XLV. Moses Hayyim Luzzatto
48XLVI. Naphtali Hirz (Hartwig) Wessely
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