Reading Talmudic Sources as Arguments - A New Interpretive Approach

Reading Talmudic Sources as Arguments: A New Interpretive Approach elucidates the unique characteristics of Talmudic discourse culture. Applying a linguistic approach combined with Quentin Skinner's philosophy of meaning, the book reveals the function of tradition in Talmudic deliberation.

About the author

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.).

Product details

• Authors: Yuval Blankovsky
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.09.2020
• EAN: 9789004430037
• ISBN: 978-90-04-43003-7
• No. of pages: 170
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 236 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 386 g
• Series: Brill Reference Library of Jud
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies