Whole Megilla - Reading the Tractate on the Scroll of Esther in the Babylonian Talmud

The Whole Megilla tracks tractate Megilla of the Babylonia Talmud page by page, offering an close reading and exegesis of the text. It makes this difficult work comprehensible.

Sommario

Introduction
Chapter 1: Reading the Megilla
Chapter 2: Properly Reading the Megilla
Chapter 3: Rules for Reading the Megilla and the Torah
Chapter 4: Laws of the Synagogue and Torah Readings
Glossary of Selected Terms
Index
About the Author

Info autore

Joshua A. Fogel is professor of history at the York University in Toronto and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Riassunto

The Whole Megilla tracks tractate Megilla of the Babylonia Talmud page by page, offering an close reading and exegesis of the text. It makes this difficult work comprehensible.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joshua Fogel, Joshua A Fogel, Joshua A. Fogel
• Editore: University Press Of America
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9780761873648
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-7364-8
• Pagine: 156
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Ebraismo; RELIGION / Judaism / General, RELIGION / Judaism / Talmud, RELIGION / Devotional, RELIGION / Judaism / Theology, Theology, Judaism, Prayers & liturgical material, Prayers and liturgical material, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Judaism: Sacred Texts, Judaism: theology