Rubenstein Creation and Composition

The Contribution of the Bavli Redactors (Stammaim) to the Aggada
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-16-158691-0
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 114, 466 Seiten, Format (B × H): 239 mm x 165 mm

Reihe: Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism

The contributors to this book analyze how the redactors of the Talmud transformed and reworked earlier aggadic (non-legal) traditions. Critical study of the Babylonian Talmud is founded on the distinction between two literary strata: traditions attributed to named sages (the Amoraim, c. 200-450 CE) and setam hatalmud, the unattributed or anonymous material. The conclusion of modern scholars is that the anonymous stratum postdates the Amoraic stratum and should be attributed to the Talmudic redactors, also known as Stammaim (c. 450-700 CE.) The contribution of the Stammaim to the aggadic (non-legal) portions of the Talmud - to midrash, narratives, ethics and theology - has received minimal scholarly attention. The articles in this book demonstrate that the Stammaim made a profound contribution to the aggadic portions of the Babylonian Talmud and illustrate the processes by which they created and composed many aggadic traditions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rubenstein, Jeffrey

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Dialog & Beziehungen zwischen Religionen

Über Autor(innen)

Rubenstein, Jeffrey
Born 1964; B.A. in Religion from Oberlin College; M.A. in Talmud from the Jewish Theological Seminary; Ph.D. from the Department of Religion of Columbia University; Professor in the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies of New York University.