Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
152
Language
English
Published
Feb 18, 2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521050316
ISBN-13
9780521050319
Description
This book attempts to uncover the basic form and structure of the Babylonian Talmud, a centrally important text in Jewish studies. The novel contribution made by Dr. Jacobs to the study of the Talmud consists in his concentration on the literary principles employed in its composition, and he presents a clear study indicating the manner in which earlier material was reworked in order to make each component, or sugya, into a carefully structured and self-consistent unit.