Monthly Archives: January 2012

One pesuk, two pesuk, three pesukim more…- Guest Post by Michael Satlow

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

In the Babylonian Talmud, authority comes in variety of flavors.  Sometimes a tradition, heard from and cited in the name of a teacher, carries the day.  At other times, logic wins.  The behavior of a rabbi, the opinion of an … Continue reading →

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Updates Regarding the TBBC

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

As announced a few weeks ago, starting February 6th we’ll be discussing Zvi Septimus’ article “Trigger Words and Simultexts: The Experience of Reading the Bavli,” in Barry Scott Wimpfheimer, ed. Wisdom of Bat Sheva: In Memory of Beth Samuels (Jersey City, NJ: Ktav, … Continue reading →

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Vered Noam on Josephus and the Rabbis

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

Tomorrow at 10:30 Prof. Vered Noam will deliver a paper entitled “The Story of King Jannaeus in b. Qiddushin 66a—A Pharisaic Reply to Sectarian Polemic”. The lecture is part of the Orion Center‘s Greenfield Scholars Seminars and will take place in room 2001 … Continue reading →

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Clearing out the Living Room

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

As the Talmud Blog’s first Book Club winds down, we are happy to present you with the author’s response to the discussion. His words will only make sense if you first read the comments, and his response appears here and … Continue reading →

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Two New Online Resources (Around the Web-January 11, 2012)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

We’ll be back to blogging as usual, although the discussion of Demonic Desires will continue.  Stay tuned for Ishay’s response and for announcements regarding the next Book Club. A group of mainly British scholars have started to put together an … Continue reading →

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The Book Club: Ishay Rosen-Zvi’s Demonic Desires

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

UPDATE: THE BOOK CLUB IS NOW OPEN FOR COMMENTS! Book clubs are not only for Oprah Winfrey fans. While there are numerous forums that assess recent Rabbinics scholarship, including books received, abstract digests, short reviews and review essays, conference papers … Continue reading →

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