A History of the Talmud
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A History of the Talmud

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A History of the Talmud

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It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of the Talmud in Judaism and beyond. Yet its difficult language and its assumptions, so distant from modern sensibilities, render it inaccessible to most readers. In this volume, David C. Kraemer offers students of Judaism a sophisticated and accessible introduction to one of the religion's most important texts. Here, he brings together his expertise as a scholar of the Talmud and rabbinic Judaism with the lessons of his experience as director of one of the largest collections of rare Judaica in the world. Tracing the Talmud's origins and its often controversial status through history, he bases his work on the most recent historical and literary scholarship while making no assumptions concerning the reader's prior knowledge. Kraemer also examines the continuities and shifts of the Talmud over time and space. His work will provide scholars and students with an unprecedented understanding of one of the world's great classics and the spirit that animates it.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9781108655552
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Jewish Theology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Glossary
  8. Timeline
  9. Chapter 1 Introduction: Why a History of the Talmud?
  10. Chapter 2 Before the Rabbis
  11. Chapter 3 The Emergence of the Mishnah
  12. Chapter 4 What Is the Mishnah?
  13. Chapter 5 The Reception of the Mishnah
  14. Chapter 6 The First Talmud: The Yerushalmi
  15. Chapter 7 Jews in Babylonia and the Emergence of the Babylonian Talmud (the Bavli)
  16. Chapter 8 What Is the Bavli?
  17. Chapter 9 The Reception of the Bavli
  18. Chapter 10 The Talmud in Early Modernity
  19. Chapter 11 The Talmud in Modernity and Beyond
  20. References
  21. Index