{"product_id":"the-talmud-9780809131143","title":"The Talmud","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the first through the sixth centuries of the common era, successive circles of rabbis in the Holy Land and Babylonia developed Rabbinic Judaism. Transforming the biblical Temple-oriented form of Judaism, they shaped a vision of Judaism centered around the piety of following and studying the Torah to achieve a sense of the divine in this world. This piety entailed both an intellectual and emotional dimension that spoke to individuals and that affected the developing synagogues and local communities of Jews. The rabbinic teachings were eventually compiled into the\u003cem\u003e Talmud\u003c\/em\u003e and Midrash in a manner that perpetuated the piety of study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese works do not offer clear cut decisions but invite the reader into the text to join in a chorus of voices and alternatives pursuing a discussion on the meaning of the Torah and what the divine demands of men and women in their everyday world. This version of Judaism soon became \"classical\" and would remain formative until modern times. The present volume provides an introduction to the spirituality of this movement. After reviewing the historical and religious background of the \u003cem\u003eTalmud\u003c\/em\u003e and how it treats diverse spheres of human life, the volume lets the \u003cem\u003eTalmud \u003c\/em\u003espeak in its own words. With extensive selections from the \u003cem\u003eTalmud, \u003c\/em\u003e it enables the reader to enter its world as it addresses the proper way of approaching and experiencing life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paulist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809131143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.04w x 0.76d","brand":"Ben Zion Bokser, Baruch M. Bokser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397636587701,"sku":"9780809131143","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0d1d4fd1-bf1d-471a-ad56-55287f452884.jpg?v=1702391464","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-talmud-9780809131143","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}