The Babylonian Talmud

A Translation and Commentary

Jacob Neusner

The Babylonian Talmud: A Translation and Commentary

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Peabody, Massachusetts 01961-3473

ISBN 978-1-59856-526-3 (22-volume set)

The Babylonian Talmud: A Translation and Commentary, edited by Jacob Neusner and translated by Jacob Neusner, Tzvee Zahavy, Alan Avery-Peck, B. Barry Levy, Martin S. Jaffee, and Peter Haas reproduces the complete text of the thirty-six volume edition originally published as The Talmud of Babylonia: An Academic Commentary in the University of South Florida Academic Commentary Series (1994–1999). This Hendrickson edition reproduces this material with permission from Jacob Neusner for tractates Berakhot, Shabbat, Erubin, Pesahim, Yoma, Sukkah, Taanit, Moed Qatan, Hagigah, Yebamot, Ketubot, Nedarim, Nazir, Sotah, Gittin, Qiddushin, Baba Qamma, Baba Mesia, Baba Batra, Sanhedrin, Makkot, Abodah Zarah, Shebuot, Zebahim, Menahot, Bekhorot, Arakin, Temurah, Keritot, and Niddah and from the following fellow translators: Alan Avery-Peck, for tractates Besah and Rosh Hashanah; B. Barry Levy, for tractate Megillah; Martin S. Jaffee, for tractate Horayot; Tzvee Zahavy, for tractate Hullin; and Peter Haas, for tractates Meilah and Tamid. It provides new front matter by Jacob Neusner consisting of a new preface to the whole work, a new introduction to the whole work, and new introductions to each tractate. For tractate Hullin there is also an additional introduction and a brief commentary by Tzvee Zahavy.

Quotations from the Mishnah not found within the text of the Babylonian Talmud itself are taken from The Mishnah: A New Translation. (Translated by Jacob Neusner; New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1988). Used with permission.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Table of Contents

Publisher’s Preface

General Preface

General Introduction to the Talmud

VOLUME 1: Berakhot

VOLUME 2: Shabbat

VOLUME 3: ‘Erubin

VOLUME 4: Pesahim

VOLUME 5: Yoma

Sukkah

VOLUME 6: Besah

Rosh Hashanah

VOLUME 7: Ta‘anit

Megillah

Mo‘ed Qatan

Hagigah

VOLUME 8: Yebamot

VOLUME 9: Ketubot

VOLUME 10: Nedarim

Nazir

VOLUME 11: Sotah

Gittin

VOLUME 12: Qiddushin

VOLUME 13: Baba Qamma

VOLUME 14: Baba Mesi‘a

VOLUME 15: Baba Batra

VOLUME 16: Sanhedrin

VOLUME 17: Makkot

‘Abodah Zarah

Horayot

VOLUME 18: Shebu‘ot

Zebahim

VOLUME 19: Menahot

VOLUME 20: Hullin

VOLUME 21: Bekhorot

‘Arakhin

Temurah

VOLUME 22: Keritot

Me‘ilah

Tamid

Niddah

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About The Babylonian Talmud: A Translation and Commentary

The Talmud of Babylonia (a.k.a., the Bavli, or Babylonian Talmud), is a sustained commentary on the written and oral law of Israel. Compiled between 500–600 C.E., it offers a magnificent record of how Jewish scholars preserved a humane and enduring civilization. Representing the primary document of rabbinic Judaism, it throws considerable light on the New Testament as well.

This monumental English translation was completed a decade ago—but was extraordinarily expensive and difficult to find. Featuring translations by Jacob Neusner, Tzvee Zahavy, Alan Avery-Peck, B. Barry Levy, Peter Haas, and Martin S. Jaffee, and commentary and new introductions by Jacob Neusner, all thirty-seven Talmudic tractates are available in this single searchable resource. With Logos Bible Software, the instantaneous searches by word or phrase provide exceptional research capabilities, and opens swift avenues for exploration and discovery.

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