Stories of the Babylonian Talmud /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rubenstein, Jeffrey L.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore [Md.] : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Rabbinical literature > Translations into English. Talmud > Criticism, Textual. Narration in rabbinical literature. Aggada > History and criticism. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The shaming of Abdan: Yevamot 105b
Ilfa's desperate challenge: Taanit 21a
Honi's long sleep: Taanit 23a
R. Tsadoq's firstling: Genesis of a Talmudic story: Berakhot 27b-28a, Bekhorot 36a
A warning to disciples: manners and mutilation: Hagigah 3a-b
A warning to masters: rebuff and rejection: Sotah 47a
Stammaitic astrology: Shabbat 156b
Theodicy and Torah: Menahot 29b
Conclusion.