Michael Chernick is Deutch Professor of Jewish Jurisprudence and Social Justice, Hebrew Union College — Jewish Institute of Religion.

• I. The Traditional Study of the Babylonians TalmudII. The Modern Study of the Babylonian TalmudIII. The Palestinian TalmudIV. The Talmud and Interdisciplinary StudiesA. HistoryB. EconomicsC. EthicsD. Classical StudiesE. Literary StudiesGlossaryIndexAbout the Editor

"For the general reader, and the ever-burgeoning number of students in Jewish studies programs, the Essential Papers series brings together a wealth of core secondary material, while the commentaries offered by the editors aim to place this material in critical comparative context." (Jewish Journal of Sociology)

Michael Chernick is Deutch Professor of Jewish Jurisprudence and Social Justice, Hebrew Union College — Jewish Institute of Religion.

• I. The Traditional Study of the Babylonians TalmudII. The Modern Study of the Babylonian TalmudIII. The Palestinian TalmudIV. The Talmud and Interdisciplinary StudiesA. HistoryB. EconomicsC. EthicsD. Classical StudiesE. Literary StudiesGlossaryIndexAbout the Editor

"For the general reader, and the ever-burgeoning number of students in Jewish studies programs, the Essential Papers series brings together a wealth of core secondary material, while the commentaries offered by the editors aim to place this material in critical comparative context." (Jewish Journal of Sociology)

Michael Chernick is Deutch Professor of Jewish Jurisprudence and Social Justice, Hebrew Union College — Jewish Institute of Religion.

• I. The Traditional Study of the Babylonians TalmudII. The Modern Study of the Babylonian TalmudIII. The Palestinian TalmudIV. The Talmud and Interdisciplinary StudiesA. HistoryB. EconomicsC. EthicsD. Classical StudiesE. Literary StudiesGlossaryIndexAbout the Editor

"For the general reader, and the ever-burgeoning number of students in Jewish studies programs, the Essential Papers series brings together a wealth of core secondary material, while the commentaries offered by the editors aim to place this material in critical comparative context." (Jewish Journal of Sociology)