The Aggada of the Bavli and its cultural world / edited by Geoffrey Herman, Jeffrey L. Rubenstein.
Contributor(s): Herman, Geoffrey [editor.] | Rubenstein, Jeffrey L [editor.].
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BookSeries: Brown Judaic Studies ; Number 362.Publisher: Rhode Island Brown Judaic studies 2018Description: xxxv, 393 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781946527080 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781946527097 (hbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Aggada -- History and criticism | Talmud -- Legends | Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity | Christianity and other religions -- Judaism | Judaism -- Relations -- Zoroastrianism | Zoroastrianism -- Relations -- Judaism | Iraq -- Civilization -- To 634 | Iran -- Civilization -- To 640Additional physical formats: Online version:: Aggada of the Bavli and its cultural worldDDC classification: 296.127 H426 Summary: "The Babylonian Talmud, the great compilation of Jewish law edited in the seventh century CE, also contains a great deal of aggada, that is, non-legal material, including interpretations of the Bible, stories, folk sayings and prayers. The Talmud's aggadic traditions contain echoes of the conversations with the surrounding cultures of the Persians, other Iranian peoples, Eastern Christians, Manichaeans, Mandaeans, and the ancient Babylonians. The essays in this volume analyze Bavli aggada to reveal this rich engagement of the Talmud and its cultural world" --
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"The Babylonian Talmud, the great compilation of Jewish law edited in the seventh century CE, also contains a great deal of aggada, that is, non-legal material, including interpretations of the Bible, stories, folk sayings and prayers. The Talmud's aggadic traditions contain echoes of the conversations with the surrounding cultures of the Persians, other Iranian peoples, Eastern Christians, Manichaeans, Mandaeans, and the ancient Babylonians. The essays in this volume analyze Bavli aggada to reveal this rich engagement of the Talmud and its cultural world" --
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