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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Yuval BlankovskyPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 60 Weight: 0.381kg ISBN: 9789004430037ISBN 10: 9004430032 Pages: 158 Publication Date: 10 September 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Three Contexts for This Book’s Interpretive Mission 1 Quentin Skinner’s Methodology and the Synoptic Problem in Rabbinic Literature 2 Incorporating Uncertainties: Sussmann’s Iconic Paper and Reading Talmudic Literature 3 Henshke’s Methodological Rebellion: the Internal Dynamic in Talmudic Literature 4 The Book’s Structure 1 Reading Talmudic Sources as Arguments 1 The Text as an Active Participant 2 Clarifying ‘Linguistic Environment’ and ‘Concrete Cultural Context’ 3 Reading Talmudic Sources as Arguments 4 Similar Formulations and the Synoptic Problem 5 A Note about the Concept of ‘Concrete Cultural Context’ as Applied to Rabbinic Literature 6 The Rhetoric of the Opponent 7 The Mobility of Tradition 2 A Silent Revolution: the Talmudic Discussion of Tort Law 1 Introduction 2 The Mishnah of the Four Primary Categories of Torts 3 Shabbat, Impurity and Tort Law: a Talmudic Comparison 4 The Fifth “Father of Damage” 5 Talmudic Camouflage 6 The Two Concepts of the Cause of Liability: Mishnah versus Bavli 7 The Status of the Pit 8 The Status of Fire 9 The Amoraic Dispute about the Status of Fire 10 The Conclusion of the Talmudic Discussion 11 Reading the Talmudic Discussion as an Introduction to Tractate Baba Kama 12 The Law of Pebbles and Its Origin 13 A Logical Sleight-of-Hand by the Sugya’s Authors 14 The Case of Pebbles as an Offspring of Foot 15 Conclusion 3 The Function of Tradition in Talmudic Culture: the Debate on Execution by Decapitation 1 What Is It All About? 2 Parallel Sources as Arguments 3 Mishnah versus Tosefta: Conflicting or Complementary Sources 4 Disputing How to Present the Dispute 5 Rethinking the Synoptic Problem in Rabbinic Literature 6 The Presentation of R. Yehuda’s Argument in the Talmudim 7 The Biblical Source for Execution by Decapitation 8 The Biblical Source for Decapitation According to the Yerushalmi 9 Reading the Bavli’s Discussion in Context 10 The Mobility of Tradition 11 The Teaching from the Atoning Heifer 12 Reading Talmudic Sources as Arguments 13 The Meanings of the Teaching “Choose a Kind Death for Him” 14 The Function of Tradition 4 In Search of the Essence of a Talmudic Debate: the Case of Water Used by a Baker 1 Introduction 2 The Case Study of Water Used by a Baker: Reading the Sources as Arguments 3 Friedman’s and Brody’s Harmonizing Approaches 4 The Baraitot in the Talmudim 5 Similarities and Differences between My Approach and Those of Friedman and Brody 6 The Implications of Our Approach for Reading Talmudic Discussions 7 The Talmudic Discussions about Water Used by a Baker 8 The Yerushalmi’s Forced Explanation 9 Halivni’s and Friedman’s Approach to Forced Explanations 10 Kahana’s Approach to Forced Explanations 11 Reading the Sugya as a Substantive Debate That Makes Use of Early Traditions 12 A Substantive Explanation of the Tosefta’s Corrupt Text 13 Conclusion 5 Rethinking the Synoptic Problem in Tannaitic Literature 1 Introduction 2 Oral Conception of Parallel Sources: Alexander’s Approach 3 Hauptman’s Theory and Neusner’s Criticism 4 The Mishnah’s Inconsistency: the Opening of Tractate Baba Kama 5 Conclusion: Rethinking the Synoptic Problem in Tannaitic Literature 6 A Conceptual Approach to Talmudic Literature: The Case of Amoraic Interpretation of Tannaitic Sources 1 Introduction: Fisch’s Approach to the Amoraic Interpretation of Tannaitic Sources 2 Furstenberg’s Reading and the Bavli’s Sophistication 3 Fisch’s Explanations of the Bavli’s Relationship to Tradition 4 The Rabbis’ Attitude towards Scripture and Early Rabbinic Traditions 5 Conclusion 7 Talmudic Scholasticism and the Agenda of a Sugya’s Authors 1 The State of Research on the Bavli’s Characterization 2 Tzrichuta: a Unique Feature of the Bavli’s Anonymous Layer 3 The Sugya’s Authors’ Agendas 4 Forced Relationships among Early Rabbinic Traditions 5 Rethinking Talmudic Conceptuality 6 An Implicit Tzrichuta: the General Agenda of the Sugya’s Authors 7 The Discourse Culture of the Bavli’s Anonymous Layer 8 The Attitude of the Bavli’s Anonymous Layer toward Early Rabbinic Traditions Conclusion: A Model of a Satisfactory Explanation of Talmudic Sources 1 Directions for Future Research 2 A Model for a Satisfactory Explanation of Talmudic Sources Appendix: Bdikot and hakirot in Mishnah Sanhedrin and R. Hisda’s Stance Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor Information"Yuval Blankovsky, Ph.D. (1978), served as a research fellow at NYU Law School and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published monographs and articles including ""A Silent Revolution: Talmudic Discussion about Tort Law"" (Jewish Quarterly Review 109.1) and Sin for the Sake of God (Magnes 2017, Heb.)." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |