Stories of the Babylonian Talmud
Author:   Jeffrey L. Rubenstein (New York University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9780801894497


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   06 September 2010
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Jeffrey L. Rubenstein (New York University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780801894497


ISBN 10:   0801894492
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   06 September 2010
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Conventions Tractates 1. Introduction 2. The Shaming of Abdan (Yevamot 105b) 3. Ilfa's Desperate Challenge (Taanit 21a) 4. Honi's Long Sleep (Taanit 23a) 5. R. Tsadoq's Firstling: Genesis of a Talmudic Story (Berakhot 27b–28a, Bekhorot 36a) 6. A Warning to Disciples: Manners and Mutilation (Hagigah 3a–b) 7. A Warning to Masters: Rebuff and Rejection (Sotah 47a) 8. Stammaitic Astrology (Shabbat 156b) 9. Theodicy and Torah (Menahot 29b) 10. Conclusion Appendix: Texts in Hebrew and Aramaic Notes Selected Bibliography General Index Source Index

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An important and readable resource for students of the Talmud at all levels. -- Pinchas Roth AJL Newsletter 2010 Recommended. Choice 2011


<p>An important and readable resource for students of the Talmud at all levels.--Pinchas Roth AJL Newsletter (01/01/2010)


<p>An important and readable resource for students of the Talmud at all levels.--Pinchas Roth AJL Newsletter (01/01/0001)


Author Information

Jeffrey L. Rubenstein is the Skirball Professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Literature at New York University. He is the author of Talmudic Stories: Narrative Art, Composition, and Culture and The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud, both also published by Johns Hopkins.

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