ISBN:
9781946527080
,
9781946527097
Language:
English
Pages:
XXXV, 393 Seiten
Year of publication:
2018
Series Statement:
Brown Judaic studies number 362
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
296.1/27606
Keywords:
Aggada History and criticism
;
Talmud Legends
;
Judaism Relations
;
Christianity
;
Christianity and other religions Judaism
;
Judaism Relations
;
Zoroastrianism
;
Zoroastrianism Relations
;
Judaism
;
Iraq Civilization To 634
;
Iran Civilization To 640
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Konferenzschrift
;
Babylonischer Talmud
;
Aggadah
;
Zeithintergrund
;
Iran
;
Judentum
;
Manichäismus
;
Parsismus
Abstract:
"The Babylonian Talmud, the great compilation of Jewish law edited in the seventh century CE, also contains a great deal of aggada, that is, non-legal material, including interpretations of the Bible, stories, folk sayings and prayers. The Talmud's aggadic traditions contain echoes of the conversations with the surrounding cultures of the Persians, other Iranian peoples, Eastern Christians, Manichaeans, Mandaeans, and the ancient Babylonians. The essays in this volume analyze Bavli aggada to reveal this rich engagement of the Talmud and its cultural world" ...
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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