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OverviewThe 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Barry Scott Wimpfheimer , Freelance Designer Daren MageePublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691209227ISBN 10: 0691209227 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 01 September 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsWinner of the 2018 National Jewish Book Award in Education and Jewish Identity, In Memory of Dorothy Kripke Author InformationBarry 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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