Becoming the People of the Talmud: Oral Torah as Written Tradition in Medieval Jewish Cultures

by Talya Fishman

Book Overview

In Becoming the People of the Talmud, Talya Fishman examines ways in which circumstances of transmission have shaped the cultural meaning of Jewish traditions. Although the Talmud's preeminence in Jewish study and its determining role in Jewish practice are generally taken for granted, Fishman contends that these roles were not solidified until the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. The inscription of Talmud--which Sefardi Jews understand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812222873
• ISBN13: 9780812222876
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"