The Wisdom Of The Talmud: A Thousand Years of Jewish Thought

The Wisdom Of The Talmud: A Thousand Years of Jewish Thought
by Ben Zion Bokser

Publisher: Citadel 2001
ISBN/ASIN: 0806522550
ISBN-13: 9780806522555
Number of pages: 182

Description:
This is a fairly up-to-date and highly readable introduction to the Talmud, the age-old storehouse of Jewish wisdom. Bokser covers the long history of the Talmud, from its origin in the Babylonian exile, its growth through the five centuries after the Roman destruction of the Temple, and the later persecution of the Talmud. The book covers a number of high-level topics, including social ethics and personal morality, with numerous examples from the Talmud.