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Author:

Wein, Berel.

Title:

The oral law of Sinai : an illustrated history of the Mishnah / Berel Wein.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xii, 188 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Mishnah--History.
Mishnah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Judaism--History--Talmudic period, 10-425.
Legends, Jewish.

Notes:

"An Arthur Kurzweil book." Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-174) and index.

Contents:

From Ezra to Hillel and Shammai c.350 BCE-30 BCE. Ezra ; Shimon Hatzaddik ; The Zugos -- Raban Shimon ben Hillel to Rabi Akiva c.30 BCE-200 CE. Transmitting tradition ; Raban Shimon ben Hillel ; Raban Gamliel I (the elder) ; Colleagues of Raban Gamliel I ; Rabi Shimon ben Gamliel I ; Raban Yochanan ben Zakai ; Rabi Eliezer ben Hyrkanos and Rabi Yehoshua ben Chananya ; The heavy hand of Rome ; Rabi Akiva -- Rabi Meir to Rabi Yehudah Hanasi c.140 CE-200 CE. The end of an era ; Rabi Meir ; Raban Shimon ben Gamliel II -- Rabi Yehudah HaNasi ; Rabi Chiya ; The writing of the Mishnah.

ISBN:

0470197552 (cloth)
9780470197554 (cloth)

LCCN:

2007050410

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)