Jacob Neusner is a leading figure in the American academic study of religion. He revolutionized the study of Judaism and brought it into the field of religion, and he built intellectual bridges between Judaism and other religions, thereby laying the groundwork for durable understanding and respect among religions. He has advanced the careers of younger scholars and teachers through his teaching and publication programs. Neusner's influence on the study of Judaism and religion is broad, powerful, distinctive, and enduring. Bruce Chilton, New Testament and Judaic scholar, is Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. He is a co-author of The Body of Faith (Trinity), God in the World (Trinity), and Comparing Spiritualities (Trinity).

Review in Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol.25, no.2, 2010.

• Preface 1. Introduction: Parsing Reciprocity: Questions for the Golden Rule, William Scott Green, University of Miami, USA 2. The Golden Rule in Ancient Israelite Scripture, Baruch A. Levine, New York University, USA 3. Alternatives to the Golden Rule: Social Reciprocity and Altruism in Early Archaic Greece, Carolyn Dewald, Bard College, USA 4. The Golden Rule in Graeco-Roman Religion and Philosophy, Robert Berchman, Dowling College, USA 5. The Golden Rule in Classical Judaism, Jacob Neusner, Bard College, USA 6. The Golden Rule in Zoroastrianism, Mahnaz Moazami, Columbia University, USA 7. The Golden Rule and its Application, Bruce D. Chilton, Bard College, USA 8. The Golden Rule as the Law of Nature, from Origen to Martin Luther Olivier du Roy, Paris, France 9. The Golden Rule in Islam, Th. Emil Homerin, University of Rochester, USA 10. The Formulation and Significance of the Golden Rule in Buddhism [I], Kristen Scheible, Bard College, USA 11. The Golden Rule in Buddhism [II], Charles Hallisey, University of Wisconsin, USA 12. A Hindu Golden Rule, in Context, Richard Davis, Bard College, USA 13. The Golden Rule in Confucianism, Mark A. Csikszentmihalyi, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA 14. "Wired for Reciprocity:" Some Concluding Reflections, William Scott Green, University of Miami, USA