UID:
almahu_9949702040102882
Format:
1 online resource (xxi, 464 pages)
ISBN:
9789004275133
Series Statement:
Compendia rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum. Section 2, Literature of the Jewish people in the period of the Second Temple and the Talmud ; 3a
Content:
The literary creation of the ancient Jewish teachers or Sages--also called rabbinic literature--consists of the teachings of thousands of Sages, many of them anonymous. For a long period, their teachings existed orally, which implied a great deal of flexibility in arrangement and form. Only gradually, as parts of the amorphous oral tradition became fixed, was the literature written down, a process that began in the third century CE and continued into the Middle Ages. Thus the documents of the rabbinic literature are the result of a remarkably long and complex process of creation and editing. This volume gives a careful and succinct analysis both of the content and specific nature of the various documents, and of their textual and literary forms, paying special attention to the continuing discovery and publication of new textual material. The contributors are all engaged in academic teaching and research in Israel. Incorporating ground-breaking developments in research, their essays give a comprehensive presentation published here for the first time.
Note:
Preliminary material /
,
The Historical Background /
,
Oral Tora /
,
Halakha /
,
The Mishna - A Study Book of Halakha /
,
The Tractate A vot /
,
The Tosefta - Companion to the Mishna /
,
The Palestinian Talmud /
,
The Babylonian Talmud /
,
The External Tractates /
,
Abbreviations /
,
Accumulative Bibliography /
,
Index of Personal Names /
Language:
English
Keywords:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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