The Babylonian Talmud in its cultural context

The Babylonian Talmud is a foundational work for the development of Jewish law and a centerpiece for the study of rabbinic literature. One of the fastest growing trends in the academic study of the Talmud is the contextualization of this text against the background of Greco-Roman, Sasaniageneration...

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Published in:Religion compass
Main Author: Goldstone, Matthew S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
In: Religion compass
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Talmûd bavlî / Cultural contact
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AX Inter-religious relations
BE Greco-Roman religions
BH Judaism
KBL Near East and North Africa
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Summary:The Babylonian Talmud is a foundational work for the development of Jewish law and a centerpiece for the study of rabbinic literature. One of the fastest growing trends in the academic study of the Talmud is the contextualization of this text against the background of Greco-Roman, Sasaniageneration of Talmudic studiesn Persian, and Zoroastrian, as well as Syriac and Christian works. This article surveys the history of the study of the Babylonian Talmud in light of a variety of cultural contexts and provides a close look at some of the major products of this line of research.
ISSN:1749-8171
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion compass
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12317