Talmudic stories: narrative art, composition, and culture

"How should we understand the stories of the Babylonian Talmud? Where do they come from? Why are they in the Talmud? How do they relate to Talmudic law? In Talmudic Stories, Jeffrey Rubenstein deepens our appreciation for the complexity of these texts by drawing attention to the literary aspect...

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Main Author: Rubenstein, Jeffrey L. 1964- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Hebrew
Aramaic
Published: Baltimore ; London Johns Hopkins University Press [1999]
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Summary:"How should we understand the stories of the Babylonian Talmud? Where do they come from? Why are they in the Talmud? How do they relate to Talmudic law? In Talmudic Stories, Jeffrey Rubenstein deepens our appreciation for the complexity of these texts by drawing attention to the literary aspects and cultural contexts that are essential to understanding their narrative art, meanings, and importance
Focusing on six famous stories of the Babylonian Talmud and discussing many others in relation to these, Rubenstein's analysis illuminates the ways in which the rabbis used narratives to grapple with fundamental tensions of their culture."--BOOK JACKET
Physical Description:XVI, 435 Seiten
ISBN:0801861462
0801877547
9780801877544

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