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Studies in Tractate Eruvin of the Talmud Bavli : Structure, Language, Redaction, and Halakha / Uri Zur.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zur, Uri, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Talmud. Eruvin--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Talmud.
- Aramaic.
- Biblical criticism.
- Biblical interpretation.
- Biblical translation.
- Gemara.
- Hebrew.
- Hillel.
- Israel.
- Jewish law.
- Jewish studies.
- Jewish tradition.
- Judaism.
- Modern Orthodox Judaism.
- Pentateuch.
- Talmud Bavli;Eruvin;criticism.
- ancient texts.
- contemporary Judaism.
- form-stylistic design.
- halakha.
- interpretation.
- linguistics.
- peace.
- peacemaking.
- rabbinic literature.
- redaction.
- sugyot.
- tannaitic text.
- traditional Jews.
- tripartite structure.
- Local Subjects:
- Aramaic.
- Biblical criticism.
- Biblical interpretation.
- Biblical translation.
- Gemara.
- Hebrew.
- Hillel.
- Israel.
- Jewish law.
- Jewish studies.
- Jewish tradition.
- Judaism.
- Modern Orthodox Judaism.
- Pentateuch.
- Talmud Bavli;Eruvin;criticism.
- Talmud.
- ancient texts.
- contemporary Judaism.
- form-stylistic design.
- halakha.
- interpretation.
- linguistics.
- peace.
- peacemaking.
- rabbinic literature.
- redaction.
- sugyot.
- tannaitic text.
- traditional Jews.
- tripartite structure.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 243 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This volume collects several articles by scholar Uri Zur on various areas in the field of Jewish studies. Topics discussed include different types of structure in Talmudic texts from a literary point of view, the study of the Aramaic language utilized in the Bible and the Talmud from a linguistic and interpretive perspective, the redaction of sugyot in the Talmud Bavli analyzed from a textual point of view, and matters of halakha and halakhic rules. The author also examines contemporary topics such as modern Judaism in Israel and peacemaking efforts grounded in the Pentateuch and Jewish tradition.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Part One. STRUCTURE
- 1. Chaining as a Shaping Feature of Tannaitic Source Text
- 2. Chaining as a Structuring Means of the Sugya in the Talmud Bavli
- 3. The Tripartite Structure in Sugyot from Tractate Eruvin of the Talmud Bavli
- Part Two. LANGUAGE
- 4. Different Readings, Different Meanings: A Dialogue between R. Jose the Galilean and Beruriah the Leader
- 5. Ancient Aramaic and Its Use in the Biblical Translation, Targum Onqelos
- 6. Towards a Talmudic Lexicon: The Aramaic Root ק.פ.י / q.f.y in the Light of a Story from the Talmud Bavli
- Part Three. REDACTION
- 7. An Opposing School of Redaction in the Talmud Bavli Suggested
- 8. Objectives of Sugyot-A Study of the Redaction of the Talmud Bavli as Reflected in Three Sugyot of Tractate Eruvin
- 9. The Methodology Utilized in the Redaction of the Tripartite Structure of Sugyot from Tractate Eruvin in the Talmud Bavli
- Part Four. HALAKHA
- 10. Land Surveying Tube in Early Judaism
- 11. Applying General Rules of Halakha in Halakhic Exegesis
- 12. R. Joh. anan's Attitude towards His Principles of Halakhic Arbitration
- Part Five. APPENDIX: PEACE AND JUDAISM
- 13. Revisiting Contemporary Judaism in Modern Israel
- 14. The Argumentation for Contemporary Peacemaking Efforts According to Jewish Tradition
- 15. The Concept of Peace in the Pentateuch
- Selected Bibliography
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Sources
- List of First Publications
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020)
- ISBN:
- 1-64469-142-6
- OCLC:
- 1129193277
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