The Binding of Isaac and Messiah: Law, Martyrdom, and Deliverance in Early Rabbinic Religiosity

Contents

Partial List of Abbreviations Preface Introduction 1. The Mother of the Sons 2. Martyrdom and the Law 3. The Binding of Isaac 4. Honi ha-Me'aggel 5. R. Hanina ben Dosa Contents IX Xl 1 11 33 63 69 89 6. Nahum ish Garnzo and R. Hananiah ben Teradyon 115 137 147 189 207 7. If I Am Here, All Are Here 8. If Not Now, When? Repentance 9. Pangs of Messiah 10. The Binding of Messiah: Messiah ben Joseph Vll Vlll Contents 11. When the Messiah Notes Bibliography of Primary Sources General Index Index of Sages Index of Biblical Sources Index of Rabbinic Sources 223 255 297 299 311 315 321 ...