Ebook: First Steps in the Talmud: a Guide to the Confused

Cover; Title Page; 1. How Many Languages Does The Talmud Need?; Copyright Page; Studies in Judaism; Title of Contents; Preface; i. Language as Taxonomy; ii. The Rules for Using Hebrew and Aramaic in the Talmud of Babylonia; iii. Illustrations; iv. Prior Explanations of the Same Facts; 2. Translating Rabbinic Documents; i. The Importance of an Analytical Reference System; ii. An Undifferentiated Composite of the Bavli; iii. Form-Analytical Translation: Why It is Necessary; 3. The Talmud's Primary Discourse; i. How Shall We Define the Bavli 's Mishnah-Commentary?;This study of the inclusion of biographical narratives examines sage-stories, anecdotes about the life and deeds of Rabbinic sages, in components of the unfolding canon of Rabbinic Judaism during the formative age. These documents, from the first six centuries C.E., are exclusive of the two Talmuds.