Talmudic Stories: Narrative Art, Composition, and Culture

by Jeffrey L. Rubenstein

Book Overview

Winner of the National Jewish Book Award from the Jewish Book Council

How should we understand the stories of the Babylonian Talmud? Where do they come from? Why are they in the Talmud? How do they relate to Talmudic law? In Talmudic Stories, Jeffrey Rubenstein deepens our appreciation for the complexity of these texts by drawing attention to the literary aspects and cultural contexts that are essential to understanding their narrative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801877547
• ISBN13: 9780801877544
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher