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The archaeology and material culture of the Babylonian Talmud / edited by Markham J. Geller

Conference Talmudic Archaeology ; (London) : 2009.06.22-24

Englisch

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]

XII, 403 Seiten : Illustrationen, Karten ; 25 cm

Konferenzschrift (2009, London)

Literaturangaben und Index

Lectures at an Institute of Jewish Studies Conference at UCL on "Talmudic Archaeology", 22-24 June, 2009

"The papers in the present volume were originally given as lectures at an Institute of Jewish Studies Conference at UCL on 'Talmudic Archaeology', 22-24 June, 2009

978-90-04-30488-8 : hardback : alk. paper

90-04-30488-6

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-90-04-30489-5 (Fernzugriff) (e-book)

*978-90-04-30489-5 : e-book : alk. paper

*Babylonischer Talmud / Archäologie / Sachkultur

*Talmud -- Evidences, authority, etc -- Congresses ; Jews -- Iraq -- Babylonia -- History -- Congresses ; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Israel -- Congresses ; Judaism -- History -- Talmudic period, 10-425 -- Congresses ; Talmud -- Criticism, interpretation, etc -- Congresses

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: BM177

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 296.1/25009;

"The Babylonian Talmud remains the richest source of information regarding the material culture and lifestyle of the Babylonian Jewish community, with additional data now supplied by Babylonian incantation bowls. Although archaeology has yet to excavate any Jewish sites from Babylonia, information from Parthian and Sassanian Babylonia provides relevant background information, which differs substantially from archaeological finds from the Land of Israel. One of the key questions addresses the amount of traffic and general communications between Jewish Babylonia and Israel, considering the great distances and hardships of travel involved"--