Jacob Milgrom

An introduction to the theory of numbers, including: the origins of numbers, counting systems, place values, zero, rounded numbers, fractions and decimal numbers, prime numbers, square numbers. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

"In this volume Milgrom guides us engagingly through Ezekiel's oracle against Gog (chs. 38-39) and his final vision of Israel's physical and spiritual restoration (chs. 40-48) ... It is fitting that this final form of this project be cast as an interfaith dialogue with Daniel Block ... This volume offers a window into how one Jewish scholar engaged with the work of a Christian scholar. It invites readers to listen in on their conversation, in the course of which they will also hear the voices of medieval Jewish rabbis, particularly R. Eliezer of of Beaugency and R. Joseph Kara"--Page 4 of cover.