Hello We would like to introduce a new book published by the Hebrew University Magnes press in Jerusalem:
MISHNAH AND TOSEFTA STUDIES By Robert Brody <http://www.magnes-press.com/Authors/Robert+Brody.aspx?name=Robert+Brody > This book breaks new ground in several areas of Talmudic philology, especially with regard to the central work of classical rabbinic literature, the Mishnah, and its companion volume the Tosefta. The first section, devoted to the textual criticism of the Mishnah, exposes a number of widespread fallacies with regard to the so-called "Palestinian" and "Babylonian" manuscripts of this work. The second section, the largest and most innovative of the book, seeks to place the textual criticism of the Tosefta on a firm foundation on the basis of a detailed analysis which upends the scholarly consensus in this area. The third section contributes to the ongoing debate concerning the relationship between Mishnah and Tosefta, emphasizing the multifaceted nature of this relationship which varies substantially from one passage to another. Finally, the afterword makes an impassioned plea for editors of classical rabbinic texts to abandon the antiquated notions of legitimate editorial practice which still prevail in the field in favor of approaches which have long been accepted in other disciplines. Robert Brody is Professor of Talmud at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and has taught at Yale and Harvard universities. He is also the author of "The Responsa of Natronai bar Hilai Goan" (1994, second edition 2011), which was awarded the Jerusalem Prize for Rabbinic Literature, and "The Geonim of Babylonia and the Shaping of Medieval Jewish Culture" (1998), which received a National Jewish Book Award. For sample pages in PDF form please press here <http://www.magnes-press.com/NetisUtils/srvrutil_getdoc.aspx/0L3GtDpDS/p review/preview.pdf?> For more info please press here <http://www.magnes-press.com/Book/MISHNAH+AND+TOSEFTA+STUDIES.aspx?name= MISHNAH+AND+TOSEFTA+STUDIES&code=45-132011&docNo=1&qid=3&from=Authors/Ro bert+Brody.aspx> Price: $ 23.70 eBook price: $ 19.75 regards, Celestina Levant International Sales and Marketing Magnes Press [email protected] http://www.magnes-press.com <http://www.magnes-press.com/> Tel: 972-2-6584780 Fax: 972-2-5633370
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