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The Babylonian Talmud in its cultural context
Author(s) -
Goldstone Matthew
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
religion compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1749-8171
DOI - 10.1111/rec3.12317
Subject(s) - talmud , contextualization , zoroastrianism , judaism , persian , context (archaeology) , conceptualization , history , classics , psychology , philosophy , theology , archaeology , linguistics , islam , interpretation (philosophy)
Abstract The Babylonian Talmud is a foundational work for the development of Jewish law and a centerpiece for the study of rabbinic literature. One of the fastest growing trends in the academic study of the Talmud is the contextualization of this text against the background of Greco–Roman, Sasaniageneration of Talmudic studiesn Persian, and Zoroastrian, as well as Syriac and Christian works. This article surveys the history of the study of the Babylonian Talmud in light of a variety of cultural contexts and provides a close look at some of the major products of this line of research.