The Rhetoric of the Babylonian Talmud, Its Social Meaning and Context

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Virtually from its redaction about the sixth century A.D., the Babylonian Talmud became the rabbinic document par excellence. Through its lens almost all previous canonical rabbinic tradition was refracted. Study and mastery of the Talmud marked one as a rabbi, a "master." This book examines the character, use and social meaning of the formalized rhetoric which pervades the Babylonian Talmud. It explores, first, how the editors of the Talmud employ...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0889202389

ISBN13:9780889202382

Release Date:June 1994

Publisher:Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Length:331 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality

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