RE204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Rabbinic Literature, History Of The Jews In Iraq, Shema Yisrael
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Today in judaism: 27 tishrei, 5774 am, 1 october 331 bce - alexander the great defeats darius iii of persia in battle of. Formation of the talmud 200-650 ce: talmud: two works/ collections of commentary on mishnah in 200ce, oral law was created, to prevent the loss of the oral laws. Gemara - commentary on the mishnah, talmud is collection of gemara. 500 ce - commentaries were collected, range in age, written out and edited as multiple rabbis having dialect: 2 talmuds. Palestinian talmud rabbinic centers in palestine focused on midrash - biblical stories for meaning. Written in judea and regions the babylonian talmud rabbinic centers in babylonia: controversies, interested in capturing arguments. Written off because they decided to stay in exile. Makes it a dialogue rather than something to just read: talmud very interactive, records answers which it clearly believes is wrong.
