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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780322003321

Autore

Neusner Jacob <1932-2016>

Titolo

How the Talmud works / / Jacob Neusner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2002

ISBN

1-280-46698-7

9786610466986

1-4175-1053-6

90-474-0172-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (485 pages)

Collana

The Brill reference library of ancient Judaism, , 1566-1237 ; ; v. 9

Disciplina

296.1/2506

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xiii]-xix) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: Chapter One: The Bavli's One Statement -- Chapter Two: The Bavli's Exegetical Program -- Chapter Three: Tradition and Selectivity -- Part Two -- The Bavli's Formal Cogency -- Chapter One: How the Talmud Is Organized -- Chapter Two: The Bavli's Massive Miscellanies -- Chapter Three: Rationality and Structure -- Chapter Four: Where the Talmud Comes From -- Chapter Five: A Reference System for the Talmud.

Sommario/riassunto

The Bavli, or Talmud of Babylonia, the foundation-document of Judaism, its law, theology, and exegesis of Scripture, sets forth an orderly world, resting on reason and tested by rationality. This work covers the problem of the Bavil's intellectual cogency and formal coherence.