The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud.
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- computer
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- 9780801881398
- 296.1/25067
- BM502.R93 2003
Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Conventions -- Tractates -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Rabbinic Academy -- Chapter 2 Dialectics -- Chapter 3 Violence -- Chapter 4 Shame -- Chapter 5 Lineage and Rabbinic Leadership -- Chapter 6 Wives -- Chapter 7 Elitism: The Sages and the Amei ha'arets -- Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Legacy of the Stammaim -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- General Index -- Source Index.
This book provides a unique and new perspective on the formative years of rabbinic Judaism and will be essential reading for all students of the Talmud.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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