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Creation and Composition

Author : Jeffrey L. Rubenstein

Publisher : Mohr Siebeck

Page : 476 pages

File Size : 15,21 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Aggada

ISBN : 9783161486920

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The contributors to this book analyze how the redactors of the Talmud transformed and reworked earlier aggadic (non-legal) traditions. Critical study of the Babylonian Talmud is founded on the distinction between two literary strata: traditions attributed to named sages (the Amoraim, c. 200-450 CE) and setam hatalmud, the unattributed or anonymous material. The conclusion of modern scholars is that the anonymous stratum postdates the Amoraic stratum and should be attributed to the Talmudic redactors, also known as Stammaim (c. 450-700 CE.) The contribution of the Stammaim to the aggadic (non-legal) portions of the Talmud - to midrash, narratives, ethics and theology - has received minimal scholarly attention. The articles in this book demonstrate that the Stammaim made a profound contribution to the aggadic portions of the Babylonian Talmud and illustrate the processes by which they created and composed many aggadic traditions.



Understanding the Talmud

Author : Edward S. Boraz

Publisher : Jason Aronson

Page : 230 pages

File Size : 40,82 MB

Release : 1996-08-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1461632382

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In Understanding the Talmud: A Modern Reader's Guide for Study, Rabbi Edward S. Boraz presents a thoughtful introduction to the Talmud designed for study by the untrained reader. Using a unique approach, Rabbi Boraz focuses on a specific selection from one tractate of the Talmud, allowing readers to uncover the moral and theological concerns of the text. The portion he has selected comes from the tractate Bava Metziah and deals with the conditions under which an oath may be administered in a civil lawsuit. On the surface this issue appears mundane and far removed from the domain of holiness. However, when the discourse is studied in relation to passages from Scripture, Midrash, and Mishnah that are also presented, it becomes a spiritual and ethical adventure. Before embarking on this journey of discovery, the reader is given a concise explanation of the rules of logic and the argumentative style utilized in the Talmud. It becomes evident that the Talmud's style is essential to its mission to understand the timeless messages of Torah in the context of the ever-changing world in which we live. Equipped with the necessary background, the reader is prepared to delve into the texts.



God Laughed

Author : Hershey H. Friedman

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 24,46 MB

Release : 2017-09-08

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 1351517171

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Humor has had a profound effect on the way the Jewish people see the world, and has sustained them through millennia of hardships and suffering. God Laughed reviews, organizes, and categorizes the humor of the ancient Jewish texts-the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, and Midrash-in a clear, readable, and accessible manner. These works have influenced the Jewish people in many ways, and all are replete with humor and wit. Inevitably, this oeuvre of Jewish humor has itself influenced generations of comics, as well as genres of humor. The authors use examples of Biblical humor from several broad categories, including irony, sarcasm, wordplay, humorous names, humorous imagery, and humorous situations. Because their primary purpose is not to entertain, but to teach humanity how to live the ideal life, much of the humor in the Talmud and the Midrash has a single purpose: to demonstrate that evil is wrong and even, at times, ludicrous. This may help explain why approximately 1,500 years after its closing, the Talmud is still such a fascinating work.



An Introduction to Jewish Ethics

Author : Louis Newman

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 286 pages

File Size : 37,30 MB

Release : 2019-10-16

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1317347234

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For courses in Religion, Judaism and Ethics. This text offers an overview of the Jewish ethical tradition as it has evolved from biblical times to the present. Provides an overview of the central beliefs of classical Judaism and the ways in which these frame traditional Jewish approaches to issues in ethics, both theoretical and practical.



Behold the Man

Author : Kirk Kimball

Publisher : Universal-Publishers

Page : 702 pages

File Size : 18,60 MB

Release : 2002

Category : History

ISBN : 9781581126334

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A completely historical dramatization of the life of Jesus.



Sacred Encounter

Author : Lisa L. Grushcow

Publisher : CCAR Press

Page : 564 pages

File Size : 14,91 MB

Release : 2014-03-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0881232246

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This wide-ranging anthology takes a close look at the breadth of human sexuality from a Jewish perspective. The essays begin with a look at biblical and rabbinic views on sexuality, and then proceed to explorations of sexuality at different moments in the life cycle, sexuality and the marital model, diverse expressions of sexuality, examples of sexuality education, the nexus of sexuality and theology, and the challenges of contemporary sexual ethics. The Sacred Encounter is a thought-provoking and important Jewish resource. Perfect for personal study, or for high school or adult classes. Published by CCAR Press, a division of the Central Conference of American Rabbis



Onkelos on the Torah: Ṿa-yiḳra

Author : Israel Drazin

Publisher : Gefen Publishing House Ltd

Page : 380 pages

File Size : 38,99 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9789652294258

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Onkelos On the Torah: Understanding the Bible Text is a unique and remarkable translation and English commentary of the Targum Onkelos, the first and only rabbinically authorized translation of the Torah.