Talmudic Stories
Narrative Art, Composition, and Culture
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Author
Publication
1999-09-10 - The Johns Hopkins University Press
Language
English
Word Count
114,000 words, Guess
Page Count
456 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7870473M
- ISBN-139780801861468
- ISBN-100801861462
- OCLC Control Number40716630
- OCLC Control Numbertalmudicstoriesn0000rube
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number99010877
- LibraryThing3886386
Classifications
- LCCBM516.5.R83 1999
Description
"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.
First Sentence
This well-known story of a heavenly voice that resolved an intractable human conflict raises a number of questions.
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