Two Talmuds Compared Vol. IA : Tractate Berakhot and the Division of Appointed Times in the Talmud of the Land of Israel and the Talmud of Babylonia
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Summary
Neusner analyzes Tractate Berakhot across the Talmud of the Land of Israel and the Babylonian Talmud, tracing differences in laws of prayer times, calendar reckoning, and liturgical practice across rabbinic traditions in 288 pages.
Why this book now
For readers reexamining rabbinic method or liturgical history, this 1996 comparative study clarifies enduring differences between the two Talmuds on appointed times and prayer law.
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- You study rabbinic texts and want a focused comparison of Tractate Berakhot between Palestinian and Babylonian.
- You need Neusner’s systematic, text-critical approach for research on prayer times, calendar rules, or synagog.
- You seek a beginner’s primer on Jewish prayer without detailed Talmudic citation or Hebrew/Aramaic textual dis.
- You prefer narrative histories of Judaism rather than close comparative philology of Talmudic passages.
- You need the newest edition, freshest examples, or the most current framing.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780788502552
Worth buying if: You study rabbinic texts and want a focused comparison of Tractate Berakhot between Palestinian and Babylonian.
Skip it if: You seek a beginner’s primer on Jewish prayer without detailed Talmudic citation or Hebrew/Aramaic textual dis.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 288 pages, expect dense, citation-heavy chapters: suitable for paced academic reading or targeted consultation on Berakhot passages over several sessions.
What stands out here
This Rowman & Littlefield 1996 edition highlights Neusner’s comparative apparatus—parallel readings, normative contrasts, and interpretive claims about appointed times across two Talmuds.
Best way to approach it
Read with a Talmudic text or translation at hand; follow Neusner’s citations to cross-check Palestinian and Babylonian formulations and jot comparative notes.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780788502552
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