| Judaism and Zoroastrianism at the Dusk of Late Antiquity: How Two Ancient Faiths Wrote Down Their Great Traditions Contributor(s): Neusner, Jacob (Author) |
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ISBN: 1555408893 ISBN-13: 9781555408893 Publisher: University of South Florida OUR PRICE: $68.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1993 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Talmud |
| Dewey: 296.125 |
| LCCN: 93005615 |
| Series: South Florida Studies in the History of Judaism |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 202 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Describes and contrasts how two major religions approached the problem of writing down the traditions of the ages. Just before 700 A. D., Judaic sages compiled the Talmud of Babylonia; just after 800 A. D., Zoroastrian priests compiled the Pahlavi books. In both cases, the projects codified thought and became authorities for the later development o |