5180157
9780199296736
Surveying the corpus of rabbinic literature, written in Hebrew and Aramaic and which contains the foundations of Judaism, in particular the Talmud, this book explains why the character of the texts is crucial to an understanding of rabbinic thought, and why they pose problems to modern, Western-educated readers.Samely, Alexander is the author of 'Forms of Rabbinic Literature and Thought An Introduction', published 2007 under ISBN 9780199296736 and ISBN 0199296731.
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