For out of Babylonia shall come Torah and the word of the Lord from Nehar Peqod : the quest for Babylonian tannaitic traditions / by Barak S. Cohen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"In For Out of Babylonia Shall Come Torah and the Word of the Lord from Nehar Peqod Barak S. Cohen reevaluates the evidence in Tannaitic or Amoraic literature of an independent "Babylonian Mishnah" which originated in the proto-talmudic period. The book focuses on an analysis of the most notable halakhic corpora that have been identified by scholars as originating in the Tannaitic period or at the outset of the amoraic. If indeed such an early corpus did exist, what are its characteristics and what, if any, connection does it have with the parallel Palestinian collections? Was this Babylonian mishnah created in order to harmonize the Palestinian Mishnah with a corpus of rabbinic teachings already existent in Babylonia? Was this corpus one of the main contributors to the strained interpretations and resolutions found so frequently in the Bavli?"-- Provided by publisher.

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For Out of Babylonia Shall Come Torah and the Word of the Lord from Nehar Peqod: The Quest for Babylonian Tannaitic Traditions -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: A Reassesment of the Existence of Babylonian Tannaitic Traditions -- â#x80;#x9C;Babylonian Mishnah, â#x80;#x9D; â#x80;#x9C;Babylonian Baraitot, â#x80;#x9D; and â#x80;#x9C;Amoraic Baraitotâ#x80;#x9D; -- The Significance of the Study of Early Babylonian Traditions -- The Halakhic Corpora Discussed in This Study -- History of Scholarship -- Introductory Terms -- Baraitot Which Interpret, Expand, or Add to the Mishnah

A Brief and Anonymous Formulation, without Attribution to TannaimThe Absence of a Parallel in Palestinian Tannaitic Literature -- The Relationship between Baraitot and Amoraic Memrot -- Late Insertions of Halakhot and Interpretations into Earlier Baraitot -- The Names of Sages and Their Geographical Location -- Findings and Conclusions -- The Origin and Nature of Halakha in Babylonia during the Second-Third Centuries -- The Historical Reliability of Attributions -- The Literary Contribution of Babylonian Sages from the Pre-talmudic Period

2 In Quest of Babylonian Halakha in Tannaitic CompositionsBabylonian Rabbinic Traditions in the Proto-talmudic Era: A History of Scholarship -- Summary and Conclusions -- Appendix: A Survey of the Main Evidence Presented by Scholars as Proof for the Existence of â#x80;#x9C;Babylonian Halakhotâ#x80;#x9D; from the Mishnaic Period -- Circumstancial Evidence -- Sources in the Babylonian Talmud -- b. Sukkah 20a -- b. PesaáıÆ. 109a -- b. Git. 14b = b. Ketub. 94b -- b. B. Bat. 7b -- b. Beá¹£ah 34b -- b. Å abb. 6b = Å abb. 96b -- b. áıÞul. 63b -- b. Beá¹£ah 6a -- b. Nid. 14a

B. Å abb. 35bb. Git. 65b -- Sources in the Palestinian Talmud -- y. áıÞal. 4:4 (60a) -- y. Taâ#x80;#x99;an. 1:1 (63d) = b. Taâ#x80;#x99;an. 10a -- y. Sanh. 8:4 (26b) = y. Soá¹Ưah 4:12 (19c) = Sifre Deut. 118 (ed. Finkelstein, p. 251) -- y. Sanh. 1:3 (19a) = y. Ned. 6:8 (40a) = b. Ber. 63a-b -- y. Å abb. 5:4 (7c) = y. Beá¹£ah 2:8 (61c) -- y. Qidd. 3:5 (64a) = b. Git. 14a -- Midrashic Sources -- Genesis Rabbah 33:3 (ed. Theodor-Albeck, p. 306) -- Midrash Psalms 104:22 (ed. Buber, p. 446) -- The Gaonic Evidence: R Sherira Gaon -- R. Sherira Gaon, Epistle of R. Sherira Gaon, p 40

3 The Legal Traditions of Avuha-De-ShmuelIntroduction -- Early Babylonian Halakhic Traditions? -- His Halakhic Rulings -- His Commentary on and Emendation of Tannaitic Sources -- Avuha De-Shmuelâ#x80;#x99;s Customs -- Summary and Conclusions -- 4 The Legal Traditions of R. Shila -- Introduction -- The Problem of His Identification -- Passages in Which R. Shilaâ#x80;#x99;s Identity is Certain -- Doubtful Appearances of R. Shila in the Talmuds -- Summary and Conclusions

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