The Talmud (Classic Reprint)

The following selection of treatises, translated from theM ishna, with explanations from the Gemara and other sources, is designed to supply the reader with a general and impartial view of this important branch of Hebrew literature. These treatises are chosen because they illustrate Bible teaching; and it is attempted to present them in a literal and readable form. Those are omitted which are either too tedious or too gross for general circulation. It will be observed that these treatises contain the particular mode of thought against which the deepest woes of theN ew Testament are denounced; while, at the same time, they afford much information concerning the inner life of the Jews at the period of ourS aviour ssojourn upon earth. Hence the reason is apparent why the Talmud is either undervalued or overvalued, according to the readers standpoint. Speaking generally, however, it has proved injurious to those who have submitted to its authority, and bowed to the dictum that theB ible is like water theM ishna is like wine and the Gemara is like spiced wine.
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