Mishnah, Tannaitic Literature “The term ma’aseh is the intrusion of real life events into the largely theoretical in hypothetical discourse of the Mishnah” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 February 2020 The term ma’aseh is the intrusion of real life events into the largely theoretical...
Late Antiquity, Mishnah, Tannaitic Literature “A comparison between Avot and Philostratus’ Lives of the Sophists underscores striking similarities and differences between the compositions…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 February 2019 A comparison between Avot and Philostratus’ Lives of the Sophists underscores striking similarities and...
Talmud “In discussing the use of אני in TL, it is necessary to distinguish between אני אומר used in contradiction, and שאני אומר used to introduce a reason for an opinion” Author Drew Kaplan Date 18 December 2016 In discussing the use of אני in TL, it is necessary to distinguish between...
Talmud “Sometimes in Tannaitic Literature, the relationship to a particular day appears (when the elements are not connected by relationship to a single man, nor by a common subject) as the essential connective element of a relatively large chapter” Author Drew Kaplan Date 23 November 2016 …Sometimes in TL, the relationship to a particular day appears (when the elements are...