The Babylonian Talmud is a product of late antique rabbinical discourse and debate. It is an immense, complex, multi-volume work divided by topics into tractates which are written in a mixture of Hebrew and Aramaic. Tractate Nazir deals with a person (male or female) who basically assumes three abstentions for a defined period of time: no wine or product of the grapevine, no cutting of bodily hair, and no contact with a human corpse. The practice itself is controversial within Judaism. Nonetheless, virtually every conceivable factor involved in a vow to be a nazir is debated by the rabbis in this tractate and in great detail. This volume is arranged by Talmudic folio pages and is aimed at explaining the intricacies of the original text. It may be read on its own and in conjunction with the tractate itself as an aid to understanding.
| ISBN: | 9780761874133 |
| Publication date: | 15th December 2023 |
| Author: | Joshua A Fogel |
| Publisher: | Hamilton Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 212 pages |
| Genres: |
Rabbinic literature Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings Judaism |
The Babylonian Talmud is a product of late antique rabbinical discourse and debate. It is an immense, complex, multi-volume work divided by topics into tractates which are written in a mixture of Hebrew and Aramaic. Tractate Nazir deals with a person (male or female) who basically assumes three abstentions for a defined period of time: no wine or product of the grapevine, no cutting of bodily hair, and no contact with a human corpse. The practice itself is controversial within Judaism. Nonetheless, virtually every conceivable factor involved in a vow to be a nazir is debated by the rabbis in this tractate and in great detail. This volume is arranged by Talmudic folio pages and is aimed at explaining the intricacies of the original text. It may be read on its own and in conjunction with the tractate itself as an aid to understanding.
Abstinence and Holiness, Embracing Self-Deprivation features in the following genres: Rabbinic literature, Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings, Judaism
Abstinence and Holiness, Embracing Self-Deprivation is available in Paperback
Abstinence and Holiness, Embracing Self-Deprivation was written by Joshua A Fogel and published by Hamilton Books
Abstinence and Holiness, Embracing Self-Deprivation has 212 pages
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