| #593859 in Books | 2015-10-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.60 x1.10 x5.80l, | File type: PDF | 272 pages||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| A very good learned description of the sage's life and thinking|By Israel Drazin|Rabbi Akiva’s life is a mystery. There are many legends about him, but they are untrue. He had many students, but not the 20,000 or 40,000 that legends contend. As Reuven Hammer points out in his excellent study “Akiva, Life, Legend, Legacy,” he did not live 120 years as the Bible||
"Hammer performs a delicate balancing act—not only between deciding between fact and legend, but in showing the struggles within the rabbinic community. Readers looking to learn more about Akiva and the growth of rabbinic Judaism will find his work
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 part in the development of Rabbinic Judaism. Reuven Hammer details Akiva’s life as it led to a martyr’s death and he delves into the rich legacy Akiva left us.
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Akiva: Life, Legend, Legacy | Rabbi Reuven Hammer. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
