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JUST/CLAS/RELG 3022 and PHIL 3729: Searching for God: Week 9: Rabbinic Judaism 2
Ancient Greeks, Jews, and Christians
Topic for the week
Topic: Rabbinic Judaism Part 2: Talmudic and Midrashic non-Parmenidean Theology
1) Primary Sources: Rabbinic Judiasm 2: God's Anger
God’s Anger
- Berakhot 7aCurrent Version: William Davidson Edition - Vocalized Aramaic Aramaic from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Nikud (vocalization) by Dicta - the Israel Center for Text Analysis Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY-NC
Current Translation: William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Palestinian Talmud Taanit 2:1 (statement by R. Joshua b. Levi in section 14 on Sefaria).Current Version: The Jerusalem Talmud, edition by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 Source: nli.org.il License: CC-BY
Current Translation: The Jerusalem Talmud, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 Source: nli.org.il License: CC-BY - On Anger 1:1. (pdf)Lucius Annaeus Seneca. “On Anger.” Moral Essays. Vol. 1. Trans. John W. Basore. London: W. Heinemann,
1928
2) Primary Sources: Rabbinic Judiasm 2: God as Affable Father Sensitive to the Feelings of Others
God as Affable Father Sensitive to the Feelings of Others
- Babylonian Talmud Bava Metzia 59a-b (the case of the oven of Akhnai)Current Version: Wikisource Talmud Bavli Source: he.wikisource.org
License: CC-BY-SA
Current Translation: William Davidson Edition - English
English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 3a (R. Yossi’s statement in ##12-14 in Sefaria)Current Version:
William Davidson Edition - Vocalized Aramaic Aramaic from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Nikud (vocalization) by Dicta - the Israel Center for Text Analysis Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY-NC
Current Translation: William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Babylonian Talmud Taanit 5b (dialogue between Rav Nahman and R. Yitzhak; ##3-7 in Sefaria)Current Version:
William Davidson Edition - Vocalized Aramaic Aramaic from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Nikud (vocalization) by Dicta - the Israel Center for Text Analysis Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY-NC
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Babylonian Talmud Hullin 91b (R. Yitzhak’s statement in ##6-7, plus also read #11)Current Version:
Wikisource Talmud Bavli The text is according to the Vilna Shas, and has been segmented according the punctuation of the Steinsaltz Koren Gemara, courtesy of Koren Publishers. Source: he.wikisource.org
License: CC-BY-SA
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Babylonian Talmud Sanhedrin 95b (#15 in Sefaria)-96a (#2 in Sefaria)Current Version:
Wikisource Talmud Bavli The text is according to the Vilna Shas, and has been segmented according the punctuation of the Steinsaltz Koren Gemara, courtesy of Koren Publishers. Source: he.wikisource.org License: CC-BY-SA
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC
3) Primary Sources: Rabbinic Judiasm 2: 3. God as Sensitive to the Feelings of Others
- Palestinian Talmud Taanit 2:1 (R. Samuel b. Nahman’s statement in #15 in Sefaria)Current Version: The Jerusalem Talmud, edition by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 Source: nli.org.il License: CC-BY
Current Translation:
The Jerusalem Talmud, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 Source: nli.org.il License: CC-BY - Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 10a (Rav Hamnuna’s statement in ##26-27 in Sefaria)Current Version:
William Davidson Edition - Vocalized Aramaic Aramaic from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Nikud (vocalization) by Dicta - the Israel Center for Text Analysis Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY-NC
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Babylonian Talmud Hullin 60b (R. Shimeon b. Pazi’s statement in ##2-4 in Sefaria)Current Version:
Wikisource Talmud Bavli The text is according to the Vilna Shas, and has been segmented according the punctuation of the Steinsaltz Koren Gemara, courtesy of Koren Publishers. Source: he.wikisource.org
License: CC-BY-SA
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Babylonian Talmud Megillah 10b (##25-27)Current Version: William Davidson Edition - Vocalized Aramaic Aramaic from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Nikud (vocalization) by Dicta - the Israel Center for Text Analysis Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY-NC
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel SteinsaltzSource: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC
4) Primary Sources: Rabbinic Judiasm 2: God as Just Judge We Have an “in” with
God as Just Judge We Have an “in” with
- Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 20b (R. Avira’s teaching in #15 in Sefaria)Current Version:
William Davidson Edition - Vocalized Aramaic Aramaic from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Nikud (vocalization) by Dicta - the Israel Center for Text Analysis Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY-NC
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 28b (Rabban Yohanan b. Zakai’s deathbed in ##8-11 in Sefaria)Current Version:
William Davidson Edition - Vocalized Aramaic Aramaic from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Nikud (vocalization) by Dicta - the Israel Center for Text Analysis Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY-NC
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Palestinian Talmud Rosh Hashanah 1:3 (parable about the divine court in #5 in Sefaria)Current Version:
The Jerusalem Talmud, edition by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 Source: nli.org.il License: CC-BY
Current Translation:
The Jerusalem Talmud, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 Source: nli.org.il License: CC-BY
5) Primary Sources: Rabbinic Judiasm 2: God as More Powerful than the Oppressive Rulers
God as More Powerful than the Oppressive Rulers
- Babylonian Talmud Babylonia Talmud Berakhot 55a (R. Yitzhak’s statement in #11 in Sefaria)Current Version:
William Davidson Edition - Vocalized Aramaic Aramaic from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Nikud (vocalization) by Dicta - the Israel Center for Text Analysis Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY-NC
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Babylonian Talmud Massekhet Kallah 23 (5:4 in Sefaria) (cf. the alternate version in the earlier source)Current Version: Talmud Bavli, Vilna 1883 ed.Source: primo.nli.org.il
License: Public Domain
Current Translation:
The Minor Tractates of the Talmud, trans. A. Cohen, London: Soncino Press, 1965 Source: nli.org.il Digitization: Sefaria License: CC-BY - Sifre Deuteronomy #307—section 14 in Sefaria),Current Version: Sifrei Devarim, Hebrew Source: he.wikisource.org
License: Public Domain
Current Translation:
Sifrei by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY - Palestinian Talmud Rosh Hashanah 1:3 (statement by R. Eleazar at the beginning of #5 in Sefaria)Current Version:
The Jerusalem Talmud, edition by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 Source: nli.org.il License: CC-BY
Current Translation:
The Jerusalem Talmud, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 Source: nli.org.il License: CC-BY - Mekhilta de-R. Ishmael on Exod. 15:14 (##1-2 in Sefaria)Current Version:
Mekhilta -- Wikisource Source: he.wikisource.org License: Public Domain
Current Translation:
Mechilta, translated by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein To enhance the quality of this text, obvious translation errors were corrected in accordance with the Hebrew source Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY
Adolf Behrman (1876 – 1942), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
6) Primary Sources: Rabbinic Judiasm 2: Neoplatonic Aspects of Rabbinic Theology
Neoplatonic Aspects of Rabbinic Theology
- Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 10a (discussion with Rav Shimi bar Ukva in ##21-25 in Sefaria)Current Version:
William Davidson Edition - Vocalized Aramaic Aramaic from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Nikud (vocalization) by Dicta - the Israel Center for Text Analysis Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY-NC
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 17a (Rav’s parable in #12 in Sefaria)Current Version:
William Davidson Edition - Vocalized AramaicAramaic from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Nikud (vocalization) by Dicta - the Israel Center for Text Analysis Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY-NC
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC
7) Primary Sources: Rabbinic Judiasm 2: God’s Perfection/Imperfection
- Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 31b-32a (R. Eleazar’s statement about Elijah in #27 through 32a #8 in Sefaria)Current Version:
William Davidson Edition - Vocalized Aramaic Aramaic from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Nikud (vocalization) by Dicta - the Israel Center for Text Analysis Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY-NC
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Song of Songs Rabbah 1:2 (R. Shimeon b. Yohai’s and the rabbis statements about the word of God encircling the camp of IsraelCurrent Version:
Midrash Rabbah -- TE Source: toratemetfreeware.com License: Public Domain - Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 62b (God inciting David to sin, #11 in Sefaria)Current Version:
William Davidson Edition - Vocalized AramaicAramaic from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Nikud (vocalization) by Dicta - the Israel Center for Text Analysis Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY-NC
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Babylonian Talmud Taanit 7b (Rav Ketina’s statement in #10 in Sefaria)Current Version:
William Davidson Edition - Vocalized Aramaic Aramaic from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Nikud (vocalization) by Dicta - the Israel Center for Text Analysis Source: sefaria.org License: CC-BY-NC
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Malachi 3:6Current Version:
Miqra according to the Masorah Source: he.wikisource.org License: CC-BY-SA
Current Translation:
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, published by JPS Source: jps.org License: Copyright: JPS, 1985 - Babylonian Talmud Sotah 9a (#11 in Sefaria)Current Version:
William Davidson Edition - Vocalized Aramaic Aramaic from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Nikud (vocalization) by Dicta - the Israel Center for Text Analysis Source: korenpub.co.il License: CC-BY-NC
Current Translation:
William Davidson Edition - English English from The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Source: korenpub.com License: CC-BY-NC - Genesis Rabbah 9:2 (on Eccl. 3:11, #2 in Sefaria)Current Version:
Midrash Rabbah -- TE Source: toratemetfreeware.com License: unknown
Current Translation:
Sefaria Community Translation Source: sefaria.org License: CC0
Secondary Sources: Rabbinic Judaism 2
Lorberbaum, Yair. "Anthropomorphism in Talmudic Literature: Trends in Jewish Thought and Scholarly Research." In In God's Image: Myth, Theology, and Law in Classical Judaism, 13-45. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. (dropbox)
Optional Reading: Rabbinic Judaism 2
Dov Weiss, Pious Irreverance: Confronting God in Rabbinic Judaism (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 2017), Chapter 5 The Humanization of God, and Chapter 6 Divine Concessions. (Great book, but I can’t seem to find a digital copy)
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