Structure and form in the Babylonian Talmud
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 p...
| Subtitles: | Structure & Form in the Babylonian Talmud |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
1991.
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| In: | Year: 1991 |
| Reviews: | Jacobs, L., Structure and Form in the Babylonian Talmud (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991), pp. xii + 138. Cloth, £25.00/44.50. ISBN 0-521-40345-6 (1993)
SHORT NOTICES (1992) (Reif, Stefan C.) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Talmûd bavlî
B Talmud |
| Further subjects: | B
Talmud
Criticism, Redaction
B Talmud ; Criticism, Redaction B Talmud |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Print version: 9780521403450 |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 0511557353 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511557354 |