The Dark Side of the Talmud - Couverture souple

De Haan, Auke

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798235422858

Editeur : Auke de Haan, 2026

Synopsis

The Talmud is one of the most studied texts in human history. Most people only know one side of it. This investigation goes where mainstream scholarship rarely does. Behind the revered commentaries and oral law traditions lies centuries of controversy: rulings that scholars quietly debated, passages that sparked inquisitions, and interpretations that divided Jewish communities from within. What you will find inside: - The Talmudic debates that religious authorities tried to suppress - How heretical sects broke from Talmudic law and why they were erased from official history - The historical roots of anti-Talmud campaigns and what they actually found - Internal Jewish critiques of Talmudic authority across the centuries - The Karaite rebellion and its challenge to rabbinic power - How Talmudic law shaped and sometimes clashed with secular society Drawing on over 50 academic and primary sources, this book separates historical fact from centuries of distortion on all sides, giving readers the full picture of a text that has shaped civilization far beyond its intended audience. What the Talmud says, what critics claim it says, and what the historical record actually shows are three very different things.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Auke de Haan
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798235422858
• Reliure: Tapa blanda
• Nombre de pages: 132
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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