Footnote 7 – BARview: The Neusner Phenomenon—Personality and Substance

In Neusner’s own words, “The established exegesis takes for granted an axiom which is simply false: that all texts are to be interpreted in the light of all other texts.” “The Teachings of the Rabbis Approaches Old and New,” Journal of Jewish Studies, Vol. 27, No. 1 (1976), pp. 23–35.