Talmudic Astrology: Bavli Šabbat 156a-b

This article presents a literary and structural analysis of the longest sustained treatment of astrology in the Babylonian Talmud, the sugya found at Šabbat 156a—b, often considered the "locus classicus" of the rabbinic perspective. Here originate the expressions yesh mazal leyisrael and a...

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Main Author: Rubenstein, Jeffrey L. 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: HUC 2009
In: Hebrew Union College annual
Year: 2007, Volume: 78, Pages: 109-148
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