First Steps in the Talmud: A Guide to the Confused

By Jacob Neusner

This study of the inclusion of biographical narratives examines sage-stories, anecdotes about the life and deeds of Rabbinic sages, in components of the unfolding canon of Rabbinic Judaism during the formative age. These documents, from the first six centuries C.E., are exclusive of the two Talmuds.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761854355
• ISBN13: 9780761854357
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"