by hadassah | Nov 3, 2008 | The Talmud
Midrash and Mishnah Lawrence H. Schiffman, From Text to Tradition, Ktav Publishing House, Hoboken, NJ, 1991. There were two forms of study in the tannaitic period, respectively termed mishnah and midrash. There is a long-standing and important debate about...
by hadassah | Nov 3, 2008 | The Talmud
The Redaction of the Mishnah Lawrence H. Schiffman, From Text to Tradition, Ktav Publishing House, Hoboken, NJ, 1991. Scholars have long debated the exact nature and history of the process that led to the redaction, arrangement, and selection of the Mishnah,...
by hadassah | Apr 9, 2008 | The Talmud
Aramaic Magic Bowl: The Protection of the Family In this magic bowl we see how the bowls were used to protect all members of the family from a wide variety of forces which would bring about misfortune and disease. Salvation from the heavens for Dadbeh the son...
by hadassah | Apr 9, 2008 | The Talmud
Aramaic Magic Bowl: The Expulsion of Lilith Babylonian Jews also practiced a variety of magical practices as part of their popular religion. A common practice was the burial in various rooms of the house of a clay bowl inscribed inside with magical...
by hadassah | Apr 9, 2008 | The Talmud
Horvat Kanaf Amulet: Incantation Against Fever and Pain This Aramaic inscription, written on a copper sheet incised with a pointed instrument, was found at Horvat Kanaf in the Golan, about 3½ km. from the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It dates to...
by hadassah | Apr 9, 2008 | The Talmud
Ma’aseh Merkavah: A Mystical Prayer Ma‘aseh Merkavah is an early Jewish mystical text which emphasizes the liturgical aspect of the mystical quest to ascend through the seven heavens and stand before God on His throne. This and other similar texts were redacted...
