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Pages: 252
Authors: Jeffrey L. Rubenstein
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In this pathbreaking study Jeffrey L. Rubenstein reconstructs the cultural milieu of the rabbinic academy that produced the Babylonian Talmud, or Bavli, which q
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Pages: 415
Authors: Markham J. Geller
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-02 - Publisher: BRILL

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The material culture of the Babylonian Talmud remains an important question in the absence of any archaeological finds from Jewish Babylonia. In The Archaeology
Stories of the Babylonian Talmud
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Authors: Jeffrey L. Rubenstein
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Jeffrey L. Rubenstein continues his grand exploration of the ancient rabbinic tradition of the Talmudic sages, offering deep and complex analysis of eight stori
The Geonim of Babylonia and the Shaping of Medieval Jewish Culture
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The Geonic period from about the late sixth to mid-eleventh centuries is of crucial importance in the history of Judaism. The Geonim, for whom this era is named
The Formation of the Babylonian Talmud
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David Weiss Halivni's The Formation of the Babylonian Talmud, originally published in Hebrew and here translated by Jeffrey L. Rubenstein, is widely regarded as