The Babylonian Talmud and late antique book culture /

"Describes how we should imagine the intellectual and physical formation of the text in the 6th century CE. This is achieved by way of comparison with other more or less contemporary books, thereby describing the work as a product of its own time rather than as its authors aiming at what the Ta...

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Main Author: Amsler, Monika (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, [2023]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Describes how we should imagine the intellectual and physical formation of the text in the 6th century CE. This is achieved by way of comparison with other more or less contemporary books, thereby describing the work as a product of its own time rather than as its authors aiming at what the Talmud ultimately became: the basis of orthodox Judaism"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (243 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781009297349
1009297341
DOI:10.1017/9781009297349