The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud

by Jeffrey L. Rubenstein

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In this pathbreaking study Jeffrey L. Rubenstein reconstructs the cultural milieu of the rabbinic academy that produced the Babylonian Talmud, or Bavli, which quickly became the authoritative text of rabbinic Judaism and remains so to this day. Unlike the rabbis who had earlier produced the shorter Palestinian Talmud (the Yerushalmi) and who had passed on their teachings to students individually or in small and informal groups, the anonymous redactors...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801882656

ISBN13:9780801882654

Release Date:September 2005

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 9.1"

Age Range:22 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Ancient Assyria, Babylonia & Sumer Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting History Psychology Psychology & Counseling Religion Religion & Spirituality Sacred Writings Talmud World

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