Rise of Talmud

The rabbinic sages of late antiquity are known for their sophisticated and creative reading of Scripture, but rabbinic literature also includes elaborate commentary on the sages' own teachings. The Rise of Talmud argues that the development of this commentary, later called Talmud, transformed the sages' self-perception and intellectual world.

Info autore

Moulie Vidas is Associate Professor of Religion and Judaic Studies at Princeton University, specializing in Talmudic literature. He is the author of Tradition and the Formation of the Talmud (2014). He was raised in Tel Aviv and now lives in New York.

Riassunto

The rabbinic sages of late antiquity are known for their sophisticated and creative reading of Scripture, but rabbinic literature also includes elaborate commentary on the sages' own teachings. The Rise of Talmud argues that the development of this commentary, later called Talmud, transformed the sages' self-perception and intellectual world.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Moulie Vidas, Moulie (Associate Professor of Religion and Judaic Studies Vidas, Moulie (Associate Professor of Religion and Vidas
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 20.03.2025
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Ebraismo
• EAN: 9780198915027
• ISBN: 978-0-19-891502-7
• Numero di pagine: 368
• Serie: The Bible and the Humanities
• Categorie: comparative religion, RELIGION / Judaism / History, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, RELIGION / Judaism / Talmud, History of Religion, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Judaism: Sacred Texts