Akiva: Life, Legend, Legacy - Hammer, Reuven

AkivaLife, Legend, Legacy\nAuthor(s): Reuven Hammer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Jewish Publication Society, United States\nImprint: Jewish Publication Society\nISBN-13: 9780827612150, 978-0827612150\nSynopsis\nThe 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 Akivas life as it led to a martyrs death and he delves into the rich legacy Akiva left us.\n\n That legacy played an extraordinarily important role in helping the Jewish people survive difficult challenges to forge a vibrant religious life anew, and it continues to influence Jewish law, ethics, and theology even today. Akivas contribution to the development of Oral Torah cannot be overestimated, and in this first book written in English about the sage since 1936 Hamm.