Title: Maimonides' Introduction to the Talmud: A translation of the Rambam's introduction to his Commentary on the Mishna
Publisher: Judaica Press
Publication Date: 1975
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0910818061
ISBN 13: 9780910818063
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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Winner of National Jewish Book Award! This award-winning English translation of Maimonides indispensable work has become a classic. In his introduction, Maimonides explains the origins, aims, methodology, and spirit of the Talmud and delineates all the Rabbinic sages of the period. He covers such fundamental issues as the powers of the Rabbis to add to the original laws of the Torah, why dissensions from the accepted rulings of Jewish law were permanently recorded in the Talmud, and the criteria for the determination of a true prophet. It also features annotations, charts, indexes, a glossary, and the complete original Hebrew text of Maimonides Introduction.

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Text: English, Hebrew

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