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Culture of the Babylonian Talmud by Jeffrey L. Rubenstein (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-100801882656
ISBN-139780801882654
eBay Product ID (ePID)46748048
Product Key Features
Number of Pages248 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCulture of the Babylonian Talmud
SubjectJudaism / Sacred Writings, Judaism / Talmud, Logic, Jewish
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
AuthorJeffrey L. Rubenstein
Subject AreaReligion, Philosophy, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews[Rubenstein's] style of writing is remarkably clear and deserves special recognition... His familiarity with the aggadot he analyzes, his precise translations, and his clear analysis make the book a pleasure to read. His historical conjectures and reconstructions make it a must., A picture of the inner life of rabbinic academies in late-antique Babylonia (now Iraq)... This book is important for all libraries with collections in Judaic or ancient religion., "Rubenstein remains a dynamic, productive scholar, whose future works should be looked forward to with anticipation and interest."--Sacha Stern, Journal of Jewish Studies, "A picture of the inner life of rabbinic academies in late-antique Babylonia (now Iraq)... This book is important for all libraries with collections in Judaic or ancient religion."-- Choice, "This well organized, well written, fascinating, broad ranging, carefully argued book reconstructs the cultural milieu of the rabbinic academy that produced the Babylonian Talmud (Bavli)."-- Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter, ""Rubenstein remains a dynamic, productive scholar, whose future works should be looked forward to with anticipation and interest."", This well organized, well written, fascinating, broad ranging, carefully argued book reconstructs the cultural milieu of the rabbinic academy that produced the Babylonian Talmud (Bavli)., "[Rubenstein's] style of writing is remarkably clear and deserves special recognition... His familiarity with the aggadot he analyzes, his precise translations, and his clear analysis make the book a pleasure to read. His historical conjectures and reconstructions make it a must."--Joshua Kulp, Journal of Biblical Literature, Rubenstein remains a dynamic, productive scholar, whose future works should be looked forward to with anticipation and interest.
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal296.1/25067
Table Of ContentPreface and AcknowledgmentsAbbreviations and ConventionsTractatesIntroduction1. The Rabbinic Academy2. Dialectics3. Violence4. Shame5. Lineage and Rabbinic Leadership6. Wives7. Elitism: The Sages and the Amei ha'arets8. Conclusion: The Legacy of the StammaimNotesSelected BibliographyGeneral IndexSource Index
SynopsisThe author reconstructs the cultural milieu of the rabbinic academy that produced the Babylonian Talmud, or Bavli, which quickly became the authoritative text of rabbinic Judaism and remains so to this day., In this pathbreaking study Jeffrey L. Rubenstein reconstructs the cultural milieu of the rabbinic academy that produced the Babylonian Talmud, or Bavli, which quickly became the authoritative text of rabbinic Judaism and remains so to this day. Unlike the rabbis who had earlier produced the shorter Palestinian Talmud (the Yerushalmi) and who had passed on their teachings to students individually or in small and informal groups, the anonymous redactors of the Bavli were part of a large institution with a distinctive, isolated, and largely undocumented culture. The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud explores the cultural world of these Babylonian rabbis and their students through the prism of the stories they included in the Bavli, showing how their presentation of earlier rabbinic teachings was influenced by their own values and practices. Among the topics explored in this broad-ranging work are the hierarchical structure of the rabbinic academy, the use of dialectics in teaching, the functions of violence and shame within the academy, the role of lineage in rabbinic leadership, the marital and family lives of the rabbis, and the relationship between the rabbis and the rest of the Jewish population. 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.
LC Classification NumberBM502
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