Lou Hackett Silberman
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Hillel Professor Emeritus of Jewish Literature and Thought, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Adjunct Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson. Author of Listening to the Text; editor of Rabbinic Essays.
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Talmud and Midrash, commentative and interpretative writings that hold a place in the Jewish religious tradition second only to the Bible (Old Testament). The Hebrew term Talmud (“study” or “learning”) commonly refers to a compilation of ancient teachings regarded as sacred and normative by Jews…
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