Much of Neusner's work focused on deconstructing the prevailing approach that viewed Rabbinic Judaism as a single religious movement within which the various Rabbinic texts were produced.
Mycket av Neusners arbete har gått ut på att dekonstruera den rådande ansatsen som såg rabbinsk judendomen som en enhetlig religiös rörelse inom vilken de olika rabbinska texterna producerats.