The stories they tell: halakhic anecdotes in the Babylonian Talmud

"In this engaging book of commentary on the Talmud, the author upends the long-held theory of the immutability of halakhah, Jewish law. In her detailed analysis of over 80 short halakhic anecdotes in the Babylonian Talmud, the author shows that the Talmud itself promotes halakhic change. She le...

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Main Author: Hauptman, Judith 1943- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Piscataway Gorgias Press LLC 2022
In: Judaism in context (32)
Year: 2022
Series/Journal:Judaism in context 32
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Talmûd bavlî / Halacha / Anecdote
B Talmûd bavlî / Woman
Further subjects:B Talmud Criticism, Narrative
B Amoraim Anecdotes
B Talmud Feminist criticism
B Narration in rabbinical literature
B Women in rabbinical literature
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Hauptman, Judith: Stories they tell. - Piscataway : Gorgias Press LLC, 2022. - 9781463244576