The Babylonian Talmud: A Translation and Commentary, Volume 1 by Jacob Neusner (Translator) - 2011

Hendrickson Publishers. 2011. Reprint. . Hard cover. New. Like new (never used).. 9.00 X 6.00 (inches) . This is Volume 1 only. Hardcover, no DJ, as issued. The Talmud of Babylonia (a.k.a., the Bavli, or Babylonian Talmud), is a sustained commentary on the written and oral law of Israel. Compiled between 500-600 C.E., it offers a magnificent record of how Jewish scholars preserved a humane and enduring civilization. Representing the primary document of rabbinic Judaism, it throws considerable light on the New Testament as well. This monumental American translation was completed a decade ago-but was extraordinarily expensive and difficult to find-and features translations by Jacob Neusner, Tzvee Zahavy, Alan Avery-Peck, B. Barry Levy, Peter Haas, and Martin S. Jaffee, with commentary and new introductions by Jacob Neusner. Mishnah passages are set in bold type; and passages from Aramaic appear in italics. .