Judaism: The Classical Statement: The Evidence of the Bavli

by Jacob Neusner

Book Overview

Produced ca. A.D. 600, the Babylonian Talmud--or Bavli-- serves as the single authoritative statement of Jewish law and theology. In this fourth volume of his examination of major formative texts of Judaism, Jacob Neusner explains how and why the Bavli came to define the Jewish faith from its time to ours. Through an analysis of the text, its sources and editorial organization, he traces the history of the composition of the Babylonian Talmud, clarifies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226576205
• ISBN13: 9780226576206
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"