{"product_id":"structure-and-form-in-the-babylonian-talmud-paperback-9780521050319","title":"Structure and Form in the Babylonian Talmud (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521050319","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStructure and Form in the Babylonian Talmud\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book attempts to uncover the basic form and structure of this important text in Jewish studies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLouis Jacobs (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521050319, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 February 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e152 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.4 x 14.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.211 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book attempts to uncover the basic form and structure of the Babylonian Talmud, which is a centrally important text in Jewish studies. The contribution made by Dr Jacobs to the study of the Talmud consists in his presentation of the literary principles employed in its composition, and he here presents a clear survey indicating the manner in which earlier material was reworked in order to make each component, or sugya, into a carefully structured and self-consistent unit. Jacobs compares the editors' methods in this regard with the manner in which Shakespeare converted the variety of chronicles and source material available to him into a much more dramatic literary form, which - while preserving the kernel of the story - completely transformed its character and impact. Dr Jacobs' study constitutes an excellent introduction to the Babylonian Talmud and to the nature of rabbinic thinking.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e The Babylonian Talmud: an introductory note\u003cbr\u003e 1. How much of the Babylonian Talmud is pseudepigraphic?\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Babylonian Talmud: an academic work\u003cbr\u003e 3. Rabbinic views on the order and authorship of the Biblical books\u003cbr\u003e 4. Literary analysis of the sugya in Bava Kama 11a-12b\u003cbr\u003e 5. Literary analysis of the sugya in Bava Kama 20a-21a\u003cbr\u003e 6. Literary analysis of the sugya on taking the blame on oneself\u003cbr\u003e 7. Literary analysis of the sugya of 'half and half'\u003cbr\u003e 8. Rabbi Joshua b. Hananiah and the elders of the house of Athens\u003cbr\u003e 9. Bavli and Yerushalmi on Rabban Gamaliel and Rabbi Joshua\u003cbr\u003e 10. Bavli and Yerushalmi on Rabbi Dosa and the Sages\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Rabbi Banaah stories in Bava Batra 58a-b\u003cbr\u003e 12. The device of addehakhi, 'just then'\u003cbr\u003e 13. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Judaism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Judaism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Judaism%20%5BHRJ%5D%22\"\u003eHRJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006272295192,"sku":"9780521050319","price":37.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521050319i_5bbd6199-0360-4ac1-84ca-3fa9dfec9073.jpg?v=1694968722","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/structure-and-form-in-the-babylonian-talmud-paperback-9780521050319","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}