The Essential Talmud
$44.18
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
12 September 2006
Summary
The Essential Talmud is a masterful introduction to the beliefs, attitudes, and methods of the sacred text by which the Jewish people have lived and survived through the ages, by the renowned Israeli rabbi, scholar, and teacher. Rabbi Steinsaltz is the first to capture the flavor and spirit of the Talmud as a human document and to summarize its main principles as an expression of divine law.
This expanded edition features a new preface by the rabbi, a historical overview of life in th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780465082735 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0465082734 |
| Author: | Adin Steinsaltz |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 30th |
| Release Date: | 12 September 2006 |
| Weight: | 289g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 132mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
“Offers a fascinating introduction to the codified oral tradition.”– Christianity Today
“Offers a fascinating introduction to the codified oral tradition.”–Christianity Today“Rabbi Steinsaltz not only organizes and clarifies a vast amount of highly complex material, but manages to suggest the magnetism of the Talmudic commitment through the centuries…[a] worthwhile introduction to the character and genius of the Talmud for non-Jews and a refresher course for Jews who wish an uncluttered layman’s view.”–Kirkus Reviews“Steinsaltz is a consummate master of the subject…extremely helpful.”–Commentary
About The Author
Adin Steinsaltz
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz is internationally regarded as one of the leading scholars and rabbis of this century. His education includes a degree in mathematics from Hebrew University, in addition to his rabbinic studies. Rabbi Steinsaltz founded the Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications and has published fifty-eight books on the Talmud, Jewish mysticism, religious thought, sociology, historical biography, and philosophy. His biography of the famed Rabbi Menachem Schneerson will be published in 2007. These books have been translated into Russian, English, French, Portuguese, Swedish, Japanese, and Dutch. He lives in Jerusalem.
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