Structure and Form in the Babylonian Talmud »

This book attempts to uncover the basic form and structure of this important text in Jewish studies.

Preface; List of abbreviations; The Babylonian Talmud: an introductory note;

1. How much of the Babylonian Talmud is pseudepigraphic?;
2. The Babylonian Talmud: an academic work;
3. Rabbinic views on the order and authorship of the Biblical books;
4. Literary analysis of the sugya in Bava Kama 11a-12b;
5. Literary analysis of the sugya in Bava Kama 20a-21a;
6. Literary analysis of the sugya on taking the blame on oneself;
7. Literary analysis of the sugya of 'half and half';
8. Rabbi Joshua b. Hananiah and the elders of the house of Athens;
9. Bavli and Yerushalmi on Rabban Gamaliel and Rabbi Joshua;
10. Bavli and Yerushalmi on Rabbi Dosa and the Sages;
11. The Rabbi Banaah stories in Bava Batra 58a-b;
12. The device of addehakhi, 'just then';
13. Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography.