The Talmud

Name: The Talmud
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780141441788
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The Talmud is a central text in Rabbinic Judaism and serves as a critical source of Jewish law, ethics, customs, and history. It is a compilation of discussions, debates, and interpretations by various rabbis about the Torah, providing insight into Jewish life and thought. Intended for scholars and practitioners alike, it offers profound wisdom and guidance on religious and spiritual matters.
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You might enjoy this book if you are interested in exploring ancient Jewish teachings and legal traditions that have shaped Jewish culture and spiritual practice for centuries. This work offers profound insights into ethics, philosophy, and history, making it a valuable read for anyone interested in religious studies or spirituality.

With a range of styles including commentary, parables, proverbs and anecdotes, this title provides guidance on various aspects of everyday life from ownership to commerce to relationships. It includes a selection of passages that make accessible the centuries of Jewish thought.

The Talmud is one of the most significant religious texts in the world, second only to the Bible in its importance to Judaism.

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After the Bible, this is the most important foundational text in Judaism.

The Talmud is one of the most significant religious texts in the world, second only to the Bible in its importance to Judaism. As the Bible is the word of God, The Talmud applies that word to the lives of its followers. In a range of styles, including commentary, parables, proverbs, and anecdotes, it provides guidance on all aspects of everyday life, from ownership to commerce to relationships. This selection of its most illuminating passages makes accessible the centuries of Jewish thought within The Talmud.

Norman Solomon's clear translation from the Bavli (Babylonian) Talmud is accompanied by an introduction on its arrangement, social and historical background, reception, and authors. This edition also includes appendixes of background information, a glossary, timeline, maps, and indexes.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141441788

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 April 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Translated by Norman Solomon

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 52.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 640g

Pages: 896

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Classic Fiction Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Norman Solomon is a Fellow in Modern Jewish Thought at Oxford Center for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, and Lecturer at Oxford University.