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Judaism and Zoroastrianism at the Dusk of Late Antiquity: How Two Ancient Faiths Wrote Down Their Great Traditions (Studies in the History of Judaism): 87 - Hardcover
Describes and contrasts how two major religions approached the problem of writing down the traditions of the ages. Just before 700 A. D., Judaic sages compiled the Talmud of Babylonia; just after 800 A. D., Zoroastrian priests compiled the Pahlavi books. In both cases, the projects codified thought and became authorities for the later development o
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Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.
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- PublisherScholars Press
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 1555408893
- ISBN 13 9781555408893
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages202
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