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Structure and Form in the Babylonian Talmud (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R2,806
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Structure and Form in the Babylonian Talmud (Hardcover, New): Louis Jacobs

Structure and Form in the Babylonian Talmud (Hardcover, New)

Louis Jacobs

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This book attempts to uncover the basic form and structure of the Babylonian Talmud, which is a centrally important text in Jewish studies. The contribution made by Dr Jacobs to the study of the Talmud consists in his presentation of the literary principles employed in its composition, and he here presents a clear survey indicating the manner in which earlier material was reworked in order to make each component, or sugya, into a carefully structured and self-consistent unit. Jacobs compares the editors' methods in this regard with the manner in which Shakespeare converted the variety of chronicles and source material available to him into a much more dramatic literary form, which - while preserving the kernel of the story - completely transformed its character and impact. Dr Jacobs' study constitutes an excellent introduction to the Babylonian Talmud and to the nature of rabbinic thinking.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: August 1991
First published: 1991
Authors: Louis Jacobs
Dimensions: 225 x 145 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 152
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-40345-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
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LSN: 0-521-40345-6
Barcode: 9780521403450

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