The Talmud: A Biography - Paperback
$16.99
$17.95
-5%Out of Stock
This product is currently out of stock. Enter your email address below to be notified once the product is back in stock
Availability:Out of StockContributor:Barry Scott WimpfheimerSeries:Lives of Great Religious BooksPublish date:2020-09-01Pages:320
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691209227ISBN-10:691209227UPC:9780691209227Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:JudaismBook Topic:Talmud, HistorySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.75Product ID:SC41PCW85A
The life and times of an enduring work of Jewish spirituality
The Babylonian Talmud, a postbiblical Jewish text that is part scripture and part commentary, is an unlikely bestseller. Written in a hybrid of Hebrew and Aramaic, it is often ambiguous to the point of incomprehension, and its subject matter reflects a narrow scholasticism that should hardly have broad appeal. Yet the Talmud has remained in print for centuries and is more popular today than ever. Barry Scott Wimpfheimer tells the remarkable story of this ancient Jewish book, explaining why the Talmud is at once a received source of traditional teachings, a touchstone of cultural authority, and a powerful symbol of Jewishness for supporters and critics alike.Languages:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691209227ISBN-10:691209227UPC:9780691209227Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:JudaismBook Topic:Talmud, HistorySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.75Product ID:SC41PCW85A
Barry Scott Wimpfheimer is associate professor of religious studies and law at Northwestern University and the author of Narrating the Law: A Poetics of Talmudic Legal Stories.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Contributor(s)
Author
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Eligible items may be returned within 30 days of delivery. Conditions apply.