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Comprised of rabbinic debates in the aftermath of the destruction of the Second Temple (70 C.E.), the Talmud has provided the basis for Jewish ethical and practical norms for centuries. It is also an extremely long and forbiddingly difficult work that has accumulated countless commentaries just as complex. A recent translation with extensive notes has made the Talmud more accessible to English-language readers, but the textual difficulties remain. This volume looks at Avodah Zarah, one tractate of the Talmud concerned with idolatry, page by page. Idolatry was one of the cardinal sins for which an observant Jew was to accept death before transgressing. Daily Reflections on Idolatry offers a modern commentary with doses of humor and comparative examples in an effort to both explain and humanize the text and make it even more accessible to contemporary readers.

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Introduction Chapter One (dapim 2–22a) Chapter Two (dapim 22a–40b) Chapter Three (dapim 40b–49b) Chapter Four (dapim 49b–61b) Chapter Five (dapim 62a–76b) Glossary of Selected Terms Index to Biblical and Rabbinic References General Index

Daily Reflections on Idolatry

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      Publisher Hamilton Books
      Published 12/14/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780761859130
      978-0761859130
      ISBN-10 0761859136

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Comprised of rabbinic debates in the aftermath of the destruction of the Second Temple (70 C.E.), the Talmud has provided the basis for Jewish ethical and practical norms for centuries. It is also an extremely long and forbiddingly difficult work that has accumulated countless commentaries just as complex. A recent translation with extensive notes has made the Talmud more accessible to English-language readers, but the textual difficulties remain. This volume looks at Avodah Zarah, one tractate of the Talmud concerned with idolatry, page by page. Idolatry was one of the cardinal sins for which an observant Jew was to accept death before transgressing. Daily Reflections on Idolatry offers a modern commentary with doses of humor and comparative examples in an effort to both explain and humanize the text and make it even more accessible to contemporary readers.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction Chapter One (dapim 2–22a) Chapter Two (dapim 22a–40b) Chapter Three (dapim 40b–49b) Chapter Four (dapim 49b–61b) Chapter Five (dapim 62a–76b) Glossary of Selected Terms Index to Biblical and Rabbinic References General Index

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