The archaeology and material culture of the Babylonian Talmud
By: edited by Markham J. Geller
Series: IJS studies in Judaica -- volume 16
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng; mul
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9789004304888; 9789004304895
Subjects: Talmud; Judaism; Jews; Criticism, interpretation; Evidences, authority; Congresses; Excavations (Archaeology); History
Description: "The Babylonian Talmud remains the richest source of information regarding the material culture and lifestyle of the Babylonian Jewish community, with additional data now supplied by Babylonian incantation bowls. Although archaeology has yet to excavate any Jewish sites from Babylonia, information from Parthian and Sassanian Babylonia provides relevant background information, which differs substantially from archaeological finds from the Land of Israel. One of the key questions addresses the amount of traffic and general communications between Jewish Babylonia and Israel, considering the great distances and hardships of travel involved"--
Notes: Conference proceedings of the Institute of Jewish Studies, University College London.

Includes bibliographical references and index.