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Learn Talmud by Judith Z. Abrams Publisher Comments Judith Abrams, author of the highly acclaimed The Talmud for Beginners, Volumes I & II, creates yet another way of making Talmud study easy and accessible for the novice. Rabbi Abrams has chosen to work with the Steinsaltz Edition of the Talmud... (read more) Your price: $39.75 New - Trade Paper 
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Transmitting Mishnah: The Shaping Influence of Oral Tradition by Elizabeth Shanks Alexander Publisher Comments Alexander brings readers into the intellectual excitement of studying Mishnah by unpacking its Talmudic interpretations.... (read more) List Price $113.95 Your price: $22.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Saul Lieberman: The Man and His Work by Elijah J. Schochet Synopsis Over twenty years have passed since Professor Saul Lieberman died on his way to Israel. Yet despite his prodigious intellectual attainments and seminal scholarly publications, no full-scale biography of Lieberman has appeared. For many, his life story is... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Trade Paper
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Dispute for the Sake of Heaven by Richard Hidary Publisher Comments This book explores how the rabbis of the Talmud thought about and dealt with pluralism in Jewish law. The rabbis remembered the terrible consequences of Second Temple sectarianism and strove for unity and even uniformity of practice; they also had... (read more) Your price: $65.95 New - Hardcover
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Vision & Valor: An Illustrated History of the Talmud by Berel Wein Synopsis In Vision & Valor, Rabbi Berel Wein traces the development of the Talmud, the record of the Oral Law of Sinai as refined, debated, and discussed over four centuries in the great Torah academies of the Land of Israel and Babylonia.This beautifully... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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Donkeys on the Roof and Other Stories: Childrens Stories from the Talmud and Aggada by Uri Orbach Publisher Comments Donkeys on the Roof brings the stories of the Talmud and Midrash to life for children of all ages. Told in captivating language and accompanied by enchanting color illustrations, these classic tales will mesmerize and delight the young and the young at... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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Reading Levinas/Reading Talmud: An Introduction by Ira Stone Publisher Comments Although Jewish scholars have recognized the French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas as one of the greatest minds of this century, the majority of Jews have remained ignorant of his teachings, largely because his work-even in translation-is dense and erudite.... (read more) Your price: $58.95 New - Hardcover
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The Other Talmud--The Yerushalmi: Unlocking the Secrets of the Talmud of Israel for Judaism Today by Judith Z. Abrams Publisher Comments Today's Judaism is based on the Talmud of Babylonia, called the Bavli. All the law codes we have are based on this Talmud. But what if this weren't so? What if the other Talmud, the Yerushalmi the Talmud of the Land of Israel had won? What would that... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Hardcover
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Talmudic Images by Adin Steinsaltz Synopsis The Talmud is a unique repository of debate among generations of Jewish sages. While we may be familiar with the names Hillel, Shammai, Ben Zakkai and other Talmudic sages, and we may understand the schools of thought they represent, we are less likely... (read more) Your price: $22.95 New - Hardcover
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The Translation of the Ein Yaakov by Jack A. Finkel Publisher Comments This is the only complete English translation of the classic Jewish text known as Ein Yaakov. Ein Yaakov is a collection of all the agaddah (the non-legal) material of the Talmud, compiled by Rabbi Yaakov ibn Chaviv, the fifteenth century talmudist... (read more) Your price: $127.75 New - Hardcover
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Mishnah: An Introduction by Jacob Neusner Synopsis Drawing on his own recent translation, Neusner introduces The Mishnah, the 2nd century classic codification of oral Jewish law, explaining its internal logic and structure, and its relevance to modern life. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR... (read more) Your price: $44.50 New - Hardcover
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Why Study Talmud in the Twenty-First Century? by Paul Socken Publisher Comments The Talmud is the repository of thousands of years of Jewish wisdom. It is a conglomerate of law, legend, and philosophy, a blend of unique logic and shrewd pragmatism, of history and science, of anecdotes and humor. Unfortunately, its sometimes complex... (read more) List Price $74.99 Your price: $66.55 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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A Guide to the Jerusalem Talmud by Heshey Zelcer Publisher Comments This book explores the compilation and composition of the Jerusalem Talmud, the cultural, economic and political conditions in the Land of Israel during its development, the scholars who studied it throughout the generations, and a synopsis of their... (read more) Your price: $45.50 New - Hardcover
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Jesus in the Talmud by Peter Schafer Publisher Comments Scattered throughout the Talmud, the founding document of rabbinic Judaism in late antiquity, can be found quite a few references to Jesus--and they're not flattering. In this lucid, richly detailed, and accessible book, Peter... (read more) Your price: $22.95 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Why Is America Different?: American Jewry on Its 350th Anniversary by Steven T. Katz Synopsis This book brings together a distinguished group of expert scholars from the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies at Boston University on the main areas of American Jewish life, from colonial Jewish experience to images of Jews in contemporary films... (read more) Your price: $50.25 New - Trade Paper
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Maimonides Introduction to His by Fred Rosner Publisher Comments A translation of Rambam's fascinating introduction to his commentary on the Mishnah.... (read more) Your price: $58.25 New - Hardcover
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A Chapter of Talmud: Baba Metzia, Chapter 10 by Lawrence F. Layfer Publisher Comments This book is aimed at the first time Talmud student. Rather than focus on the many rules of Talmudic interpretation, offer a long history of Talmudic development, or discuss the rabbis whose comments we read, the author has chosen to focus on the... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Hardcover
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Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation by Graeme Goldsworthy Publisher Comments While there are many books on hermeneutics, Graeme Goldsworthy's perception is that evangelical contributions often do not give sufficient attention to the vital relationship between hermeneutics and theology, both systematic and biblical. In Gospel... (read more) Your price: $29.00 New - Hardcover
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Levirate Marriage and the Family in Ancient Judaism (HBI Series on Jewish Women) by Dvora E. Weisberg Publisher Comments In this study, Weisberg uses levirate marriage (an institution that involves the union of a man and the widow of his childless brother) as described in biblical law and explicated in rabbinic Judaism as a lens to examine the status of women and attitudes... (read more) Your price: $56.95 New - Library Bound
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Execution and Invention: Death Penalty Discourse in Early Rabbinic and Christian Cultures by Beth A. Berkowitz Publisher Comments The death penalty in classical Judaism has been a highly politicized subject in modern scholarship. Enlightenment attacks on the Talmud's legitimacy led scholars to use the Talmud's criminal law as evidence for its elevated morals. But even more pressing... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $69.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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