Author: HAUPTMAN, JUDITH
Title: Rereading the Mishnah: A New Approach to Ancient Jewish Texts (Texts & Studies in Ancient Judaism, TSAJ, Band 109) ISBN: 9783161487132
Description: Tübingen, Mohr Siebeck, 2005. 285 pp. Fine copy. Hardcover with dustjacket. Judith Hauptman argues that the Tosefta, a collection dating from approximately the same time period as the Mishnah and authored by the same rabbis, is not later than the Mishnah, but earlier. The Redactor of the Mishnah drew upon an old Mishnah and its associated supplement, the Tosefta, when composing his work. The author compares the earlier and the later texts to determine the agenda of the Redactor and to trace the evolution of Jewish law, practice, and ideas. When the Mishnah is seen as later than the Tosefta, it becomes clear that the Redactor inserted numerous mnemonic devices to assist in transmission. The synoptic gospels may have undergone a similar kind of editing. ISBN: 9783161487132

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