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The Formation of the Babylonian Talmud (Hardcover): David Weiss Halivni The Formation of the Babylonian Talmud (Hardcover)
David Weiss Halivni; Translated by Jeffrey L Rubenstein
R2,554 Discovery Miles 25 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Jeffrey L. Rubenstein offers a translation from the Hebrew of The Formation of the Babylonian Talmud by David Weiss Halivni. Halivni's work is widely regarded as the most comprehensive scholarly examination of the processes of composition and editing of the Babylonian Talmud. Halivni presents the summation of a lifetime of scholarship and the conclusions of his multivolume Talmudic commentary, Sources and Traditions (Meqorot umesorot). Arguing against the traditional view that the Talmud was composed c. 450 CE by the last of the named sages in the Talmud, the Amoraim, Halivni proposes that its formation took place over a much longer period of time, not reaching its final form until about 750 CE. The Talmud consists of many literary strata or layers, with later layers constantly commenting upon and reinterpreting earlier layers. The later layers differ qualitatively from the earlier layers, and were composed by anonymous sages whom Halivni calls Stammaim. These sages were the true author-editors of the Talmud, who reconstructed the reasons underpinning earlier rulings, created the dialectical argumentation characteristic of the Talmud, and formulated the literary units that make up the Talmudic text. Halivni also discusses the history and development of rabbinic tradition from the Mishnah through the post-Talmud legal codes, the types of dialectical analysis found in the different rabbinic works, and the roles of reciters, transmitters, compilers, and editors in the composition of the Talmud. This volume contains an introduction and annotations by Jeffrey Rubenstein.

Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara (Hardcover): David Weiss Halivni Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara (Hardcover)
David Weiss Halivni
R1,790 Discovery Miles 17 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Book And The Sword - A Life Of Learning In The Shadow Of Destruction (Paperback): David Weiss Halivni The Book And The Sword - A Life Of Learning In The Shadow Of Destruction (Paperback)
David Weiss Halivni
R1,210 Discovery Miles 12 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

David Weiss Halivni emerges his original approach to critical study of the Talmudic text not only in its modern printed form but as it was in its original form, the Oral Torah from the mouths of countless sages.

Breaking the Tablets - Jewish Theology After the Shoah (Hardcover): David Weiss Halivni Breaking the Tablets - Jewish Theology After the Shoah (Hardcover)
David Weiss Halivni; Edited by Peter Ochs
R2,212 Discovery Miles 22 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How is it possible, after the Shoah, to declare one's faith in the God of Israel? Breaking the Tablets is David Weiss Halivni's eloquent and insightful response to this question. Halivni, Auschwitz survivor and one of the greatest Talmudic scholars of the past century, declares that at this time of God's near absence, Jews can still observe the words of the Torah and pray for God to come near again. Jews must continue to study the classic texts of rabbinic Judaism but now with greater humility, recognizing that even the greatest religious leaders and thinkers interpret these texts only as mere people, prone to human error. Breaking the Tablets is important reading for anyone who feels burdened by the question of how it is possible to believe in God and practice their religion.

Breaking the Tablets - Jewish Theology After the Shoah (Paperback): David Weiss Halivni Breaking the Tablets - Jewish Theology After the Shoah (Paperback)
David Weiss Halivni; Edited by Peter Ochs
R828 Discovery Miles 8 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How is it possible, after the Shoah, to declare one's faith in the God of Israel? Breaking the Tablets is David Weiss Halivni's eloquent and insightful response to this question. Halivni, Auschwitz survivor and one of the greatest Talmudic scholars of the past century, declares that at this time of God's near absence, Jews can still observe the words of the Torah and pray for God to come near again. Jews must continue to study the classic texts of rabbinic Judaism but now with greater humility, recognizing that even the greatest religious leaders and thinkers interpret these texts only as mere people, prone to human error. Breaking the Tablets is important reading for anyone who feels burdened by the question of how it is possible to believe in God and practice their religion.

The Book And The Sword - A Life Of Learning In The Shadow Of Destruction (Hardcover): David Weiss Halivni The Book And The Sword - A Life Of Learning In The Shadow Of Destruction (Hardcover)
David Weiss Halivni
R4,288 Discovery Miles 42 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

David Weiss Halivni emerges his original approach to critical study of the Talmudic text not only in its modern printed form but as it was in its original form, the Oral Torah from the mouths of countless sages.

Peshat and Derash - Plain and Applied Meaning in Rabbinic Exegesis (Paperback, Revised): David Weiss Halivni Peshat and Derash - Plain and Applied Meaning in Rabbinic Exegesis (Paperback, Revised)
David Weiss Halivni
R2,356 Discovery Miles 23 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this paperback reprint (which includes a new Afterword, responding to critics), noted Rabbinic scholar David Weiss Halivni offers a new explanation for the willingness of the early Sages to attribute to scripture meanings nowhere suggested in the text itself. He posits a sharp discontinuity between what the sages considered a valid meaning and our own modern understanding of textual meaning. He argues that the original meaning of the very work "peshat" was actually "context" rather than "literal" meaning, thus explaining the Rabbis' expressions of respect for peshat in the face of their evident unconcern for literal meaning in the text.

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