PINNER, MORITZ. Compendium des Hierosolymitanischen und Babylonischen Thalmud

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author

(TALMUD)

printer

n.p.

Place

Berlin

Publication

1832

Description

FIRST EDITION. Hebrew text and German translation face-`a-face

references

Freimann, p. 125

summary

A scientific comparison between the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds; together with an examination of the life of the kabbalist, Shimon b"r Yochai based upon source materials found in the Talmud. Pinner had intention to translate the entire Talmud into German. In 1842 he produced a single volume of Tractate Berachoth before abandoning the project

pp. 48, 132. Introduction misbound. Lightly foxed. Modern boards. 4to

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