Describes and contrasts how two major religions approached the problem of writing down the traditions of the ages. Just before 700 A. D., Judaic sages compiled the Talmud of Babylonia; just after 800
Drawing on his own recent translation, Neusner introduces The Mishnah, the 2nd century classic codification of oral Jewish law, explaining its internal logic and structure, and its relevance to modern
The history of the formation of Judaism and the description and analysis of its structure derive from the analysis of the traits of the documents of rabbinic literature. The correlation between these
