Comprised of rabbinic debates in the aftermath of the destruction
of the Second Temple (70 C.E.), the Talmud has provided the basis
for Jewish ethical and practical norms for centuries. It is also an
extremely long and forbiddingly difficult work that has accumulated
countless commentaries just as complex. A recent translation with
extensive notes has made the Talmud more accessible to
English-language readers, but the textual difficulties remain. This
volume looks at Avodah Zarah, one tractate of the Talmud concerned
with idolatry, page by page. Idolatry was one of the cardinal sins
for which an observant Jew was to accept death before
transgressing. Daily Reflections on Idolatry offers a modern
commentary with doses of humor and comparative examples in an
effort to both explain and humanize the text and make it even more
accessible to contemporary readers.
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