File:1958 Adler.jpg

Paperback ed. (1963)

Spanish ed. (1964)

{en} Morris Adler. The World of the Talmud. Washington, DC: B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations, 1958.

• 2nd ed. : The World of the Talmud, 2nd ed. (1963 Adler), book

Abstract

Basic introduction to the Talmud, for beginners.

Contents

Attempting a definition -- The rise of the oral law -- Why oral? -- The Mishna -- The Gemara -- Halacha and Aggada (law and lore) -- Who were the rabbis? -- The religion of the rabbis -- Aspects of rabbinic social teaching -- On justice and courts -- The denials of rabbinic teaching -- The enduring worth of the Talmud.

External links