Che libro è il Talmud?

Che libro è il Talmud?

Talmud è una parola ebraica che significa letteralmente «studio»; ma indica, in sostanza, un grande libro: la raccolta di commenti e pareri alle norme etiche, giuridiche e rituali del popolo ebraico (giudaismo). Questo corpus di testi ha una natura – per così dire – aperta.

Come si chiama la Torah orale?

C'è piuttosto una situazione di tipo triangolare: tra l'assemblea e il Libro sta la tradizione, che, in termine tecnico, è chiamata Torah she-be-'al pèh, che significa «la torah che sta sulla bocca». Non solo sulla bocca di chi legge, ma anche sulla bocca di tutte le generazioni che li hanno preceduti.

Dove trovare il Talmud?

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What is the meaning of the Talmud?

• Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmuds The Talmud is a collection of writings that covers the full gamut of Jewish law and tradition, compiled and edited between the third and sixth centuries. Talmud is Hebrew for "learning," appropriate for a text that people devote their lives to studying and mastering.

Are there any commentaries written on the Talmud?

• There are many commentaries written on the Talmuds (mostly on the Babylonian Talmud, which is more widely studied), notably the elucidating notes of Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, 10 th Century France), Tosafot (a group of rabbis who lived in the years following Rashi, many of whom were his descendants and/or his students).

Is the Talmud the Jewish Code of law?

• Commonly the Talmud is declared to be the Jewish code of Law. But this is not the case, even for the traditional or "orthodox" Jews. Really the Talmud is the source whence the Jewish Law is to be derived.

How many pages are in the Babylonian Talmud?

• The standard edition of the Babylonian Talmud comprises 2,711 double-sided pages, with many, many more pages filled with the teachings of other commentators. The first page of Talmud as it appears in standard editions, the text surrounded by the commentaries of Rashi,Tosafot, and others.