Jewish Babylonia Between Persia and Roman Palestine
Author | : Richard Lee Kalmin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2014-05-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 1435619129 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781435619128 |
Rating | : 4/5 (128 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Jewish Babylonia Between Persia and Roman Palestine by : Richard Lee Kalmin
Download or read book Jewish Babylonia Between Persia and Roman Palestine written by Richard Lee Kalmin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Babylonian Talmud' is the most important text of Rabbinic Judaism. This book probes the fault lines between Palestinian and Babylonian sources, and demonstrates how the differences between them reflect the divergent social attitudes of these two societies.