{"product_id":"talmudic-stories-jeffrey-l-rubenstein-9780801877544","title":"Talmudic Stories: Narrative Art, Composition, and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the National Jewish Book Award from the Jewish Book Council\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow should we understand the stories of the Babylonian Talmud? Where do they come from? Why are they in the Talmud? How do they relate to Talmudic law? In \u003ci\u003eTalmudic Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeffrey Rubenstein deepens our appreciation for the complexity of these texts by drawing attention to the literary aspects and cultural contexts that are essential to understanding their narrative art, meanings, and importance. Focusing on six famous stories of the Babylonian Talmud and discussing many others in relation to these, Rubenstein's analysis illuminates the ways in which the rabbis used narratives to grapple with fundamental tensions of their culture. The book also features an appendix including the original Hebrew\/Aramaic texts for the reader's reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey L. Rubenstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801877547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801877544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 5.94w x 1.09d","brand":"Jeffrey L. Rubenstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981232734463,"sku":"9780801877544","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b4b23eb-a4ea-428f-a1e5-51c223cbaae5.jpg?v=1683254387","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/talmudic-stories-jeffrey-l-rubenstein-9780801877544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}