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Author : Yitzchak Feigenbaum
Publisher : Feldheim Publishers
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 14,54 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Religion
ISBN :
A systematic guide to Talmudic structure and methodology. Isolates and explains many key words, phrases, and structures in the Gemara. Each entry shows what a word or phrase represents, how it is used textually and logically, and what questions a student should ask when he sees it.
Author : Adin Steinsaltz
Publisher :
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 34,13 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780465020638
An Israeli rabbi and scholar conveys the spirit of the Talmud as he treats its composition, traditions, structure, and laws
Author : Barry Scott Wimpfheimer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 29,94 MB
Release : 2020-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0691209227
The Babylonian Talmud, a postbiblical Jewish text that is part scripture and part commentary, is an unlikely bestseller. Written in a hybrid of Hebrew and Aramaic, it is often ambiguous to the point of incomprehension, and its subject matter reflects a narrow scholasticism that should hardly have broad appeal. Yet the Talmud has remained in print for centuries and is more popular today than ever. Barry Scott Wimpfheimer tells the remarkable story of this ancient Jewish book and explains why it has endured for almost two millennia.0Providing a concise biography of this quintessential work of rabbinic Judaism, Wimpfheimer takes readers from the Talmud's prehistory in biblical and second-temple Judaism to its present-day use as a source of religious ideology, a model of different modes of rationality, and a totem of cultural identity. He describes the book's origins and structure, its centrality to Jewish law, its mixed reception history, and its golden renaissance in modernity. He explains why reading the Talmud can feel like being swept up in a river or lost in a maze, and why the Talmud has come to be venerated--but also excoriated and maligned-in the centuries since it first appeared.0An incomparable introduction to a work of literature that has lived a full and varied life, this accessible book shows why the Talmud is at once a received source of traditional teachings, a touchstone of cultural authority, and a powerful symbol of Jewishness for both supporters and critics.
Author : Michael Katz
Publisher : Jewish Publication Society
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 44,56 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0827606079
A clear, accessible guide to reading and understanding the Talmud. This book offers a unique introduction to the study of the Talmud and suggest ways to apply its messages and values to contemporary life. Imaginatively conceived, this volume is recommended for both individuals and group study sessions.
Author : Aryeh Carmell
Publisher : Feldheim Publishers
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 44,17 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780873064286
Key Aramaic words, phrases, Talmudic Aramaic grammar, and abbreviations with English translation. With Rav Shmuel ha-Naggid's Introduction to the Talmud in English, tables of Talmudic weights and measures, and five fold-out charts.
Author : Aaron Parry
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 29,18 MB
Release : 2004-07-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1440696179
An insightful look at one of the most unusual written works ever created. Compiled centuries ago by a group of wise men as a way to preserve the oral traditions of the Jewish faith, the Talmud has challenged and thrilled some of the world’s greatest minds with its complex approach to exploring ideas and subjects from virtually every possible angle. This essential guide makes the ancient text of the “oral Torah” accessible for all readers, whether they’re Jewish or not. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get. • An examination of Talmudic logic and debate. • Discussion of how science and medicine relate to Talmudic philosophies. • Description of proper behavior and conduct as expected within Talmudic lifestyle. • The significance of seeds and blessings found in the Talmud.
Author : Joshua Kulp
Publisher :
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 23,44 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Jewish magic
ISBN : 9780983325321
The Babylonian Talmud (Bavli) is a symphony of hundreds of voices, including legal rulings, folklore, biblical interpretations, and rabbinic legends. Each of these voices was originally issued in a distinct generation but was only "captured" and frozen in time by the Talmud's editors, who lived during the fifth through seventh centuries C.E. Reconstructing the Talmud introduces the modern Talmud student to the techniques developed over the last century for uncovering how this literature developed. Opening with an extended introduction outlining the methods employed by scholars to engage in such analysis, Reconstructing the Talmud proceeds with nine examples concretely demonstrating how such methods are applied to actual passages from the Bavli. Sorting out the layers of the Bavli, understanding each layer within its cultural and historical context, and comparing it with earlier sources, reveals a dynamic world of change, debate, halakhic diversity and development far richer and more nuanced than that which is evident in the static and fixed text of the printed edition. Reconstructing the Talmud introduces the reader to the world of academic Talmudic research and opens new venues of exploration and understanding of one of the world's great literary treasures.
Author : Shai Secunda / Yitz Landes
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 10,53 MB
Release : 2013-10-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0812209044
Although the Babylonian Talmud, or Bavli, has been a text central and vital to the Jewish canon since the Middle Ages, the context in which it was produced has been poorly understood. Delving deep into Sasanian material culture and literary remains, Shai Secunda pieces together the dynamic world of late antique Iran, providing an unprecedented and accessible overview of the world that shaped the Bavli. Secunda unites the fields of Talmudic scholarship with Old Iranian studies to enable a fresh look at the heterogeneous religious and ethnic communities of pre-Islamic Iran. He analyzes the intercultural dynamics between the Jews and their Persian Zoroastrian neighbors, exploring the complex processes and modes of discourse through which these groups came into contact and considering the ways in which rabbis and Zoroastrian priests perceived one another. Placing the Bavli and examples of Middle Persian literature side by side, the Zoroastrian traces in the former and the discursive and Talmudic qualities of the latter become evident. The Iranian Talmud introduces a substantial and essential shift in the field, setting the stage for further Irano-Talmudic research.
Author : Ben Zion Bokser
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,53 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780809131143
This volume sheds light on the early rabbis as the shapers of religion and uncovers for the modern reader the early Sages' fundamental beliefs concerning God, the world and the human condition.
Author : Judith Z. Abrams
Publisher : Jason Aronson, Incorporated
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 34,46 MB
Release : 1995-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1461629349
Judith Abrams, author of the highly acclaimed The Talmud for Beginners, Volumes I & II, creates yet another way of making Talmud study easy and accessible for the novice. Rabbi Abrams has chosen to work with the Steinsaltz Edition of the Talmud, edited and with commentary by Adin Steinsaltz, one of the greatest Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century. This volume is a must for both student and teacher.