He was far more fair - minded toward Judaism than many eighteenth - century Europeans, but he plotted Jewish history to highlight the unfortunate complications of rabbinic tradition and the stifling proliferation of festivals and ceremonies. (firstthings.com)
Does some of the horror of the story come from the perception that Isaac is a child and not 25 + as rabbinic tradition holds? (nakedpastor.com)
I read this book, not primarily because I was interested in finding out how the Jewish Rabbinic tradition developed, but to learn what I could about how the Christian scholarly / church tradition is developing. (redeeminggod.com)