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Gesetzeskritische Motive im Judentum und die Gesetzeskritik des Paulus
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2012; US$ 75.48The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Talmud
DK Publishing 2003; US$ 18.95An insightful look at one of the most unusual written works ever created. Compiled centuries ago by a group of wise men as a way to preserve the oral traditions of the Jewish faith, the Talmud has challenged and thrilled some of the world's greatest minds with its complex approach to exploring ideas and subjects from virtually every possible angle.... more...
Chattel or Person?
Oxford University Press, USA 1992; US$ 49.99Exploring the place of women in the socioeconomic system formulated in the Mishnah, a book of legal rules with a spiritual basis compiled by Jewish sages in second-century Palestine, this study reveals a fundamental ambiguity in the role of women. Both the property and the peers of men, in some circumstances women were considered to possess no powers,... more...
The Babylonian Talmud
MobileReference.com 2010; US$ 3.99Talmud Bavli (the "Babylonian Talmud") comprises the Mishnah and the Babylonian Gemara, the latter representing the culmination of more than 300 years of analysis of the Mishnah in the Babylonian Academies. The foundations of this process of analysis were laid by Rab, a disciple of Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the... more...
Torah Centers and Rabbinic Activity in Palestine 70 - 400 C.E.
BRILL 2010; US$ 154.00This book analyzes the data about Torah centers and rabbinic activity in Palestine during Mishnaic and Talmudic times, 70-400 CE - the Roman and early Byzantine periods. The research is an interdisciplinary inquiry. It encompasses rabbinic literature as well as archeology, geography, and sociology, thus enriching the discussion of the history and scope... more...
Making God's Word Work
Continuum International Publishing 2004; US$ 150.00The Mishnah is the crown jewel of Rabbinic Judaism in its formative age, so says the distinguished author of this book. Initiated in the aftermath of the Roman destruction of Jerusalem, and developed and amplified over the next five centuries, the Mishnah is the product of an age of calamity giving birth to a renewed search for recovery. As such, it... more...
Dictionary of Jewish Terms
Taylor Trade Publishing 2011; US$ 9.99The vocabulary of Judaism includes religious terms, customs, Hebrew, Aramaic and Yiddish terms, terms related to American Jewish life and the State of Israel. All are represented in this new guide, with easy to read explanation and cross-references. more...
The Essential Talmud
Basic Books 2009; US$ 17.95This expanded version of the classic text on Jewish theology--by the scholar Newsweek called "a genius of the highest order"--demonstrates the contemporary relevance of this proud legacy of the Jewish people more...
Understanding the Talmud
Jason Aronson, Inc. 1996; US$ 54.99In Understanding the Talmud: A Modern Reader's Guide for Study , Rabbi Edward S. Boraz presents a thoughtful introduction to the Talmud designed for study by the untrained reader. Using a unique approach, Rabbi Boraz focuses on a specific selection from one tractate of the Talmud, allowing readers to uncover the moral and theological concerns of the... more...
The Cambridge Companion to the Talmud and Rabbinic Literature
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 22.00An international team of scholars help the reader confront the enormous and complex rabbinic corpus. more...









