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A History of the Talmud
Contributor(s): Kraemer, David C. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1108481361     ISBN-13: 9781108481366
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $127.30  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Judaism - Talmud
Dewey: 296.120
LCCN: 2019009278
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 7.15" W x 9.4" L (1.30 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product
 
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Publisher Description:
It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of the Talmud in Judaism and beyond. Yet its difficult language and its assumptions, so distant from modern sensibilities, render it inaccessible to most readers. In this volume, David C. Kraemer offers students of Judaism a sophisticated and accessible introduction to one of the religion's most important texts. Here, he brings together his expertise as a scholar of the Talmud and rabbinic Judaism with the lessons of his experience as director of one of the largest collections of rare Judaica in the world. Tracing the Talmud's origins and its often controversial status through history, he bases his work on the most recent historical and literary scholarship while making no assumptions concerning the reader's prior knowledge. Kraemer also examines the continuities and shifts of the Talmud over time and space. His work will provide scholars and students with an unprecedented understanding of one of the world's great classics and the spirit that animates it.

Contributor Bio(s): Kraemer, David C.: - David C. Kraemer is Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York. He is the author of Mind of the Talmud (1990) and Jewish Eating and Identity Through the Ages (2008).
 
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