The Babylonian Talmud and late antique book culture / / Monika Amsler.

In this book, Monika Amsler explores the historical contexts in which the Babylonian Talmud was formed in an effort to determine whether it was the result of oral transmission. Scholars have posited that the rulings and stories we find in the Talmud were passed on from one generation to the next, ea...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 280 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
Notes:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Mar 2023).
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Talmud’s Genre among Imperial Period/Late Antique Genres
  • 2 Late Antique Data Management
  • 3 Manufacturing the Talmud
  • 4 The Making of the Talmudic Narrative
  • 5 Medical Recipes and the Composition of the Talmud
  • Consolidation and Further Research Paths
  • Appendix: The Talmud’s Aramaic Treatise of Simple Remedies
  • Bibliography
  • Ancient Source Index
  • General Index