The Oxford Annotated Mishnah

by Shaye J.D. Cohen, Robert Goldenberg, Hayim Lapin

Overview

The Mishnah is the foundational document of rabbinic law and, one could say, of rabbinic Judaism itself. It is overwhelmingly technical and focused on matters of practice, custom, and law. The Oxford Annotated Mishnah is the first annotated translation of this work, making the text accessible to all.

With explanations of all technical terms and expressions, The Oxford Annotated Mishnah brings together an expert group of translators and annotators to assemble a version of the Mishnah that requires no specialist knowledge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198894186
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/11/2023
Pages:	2624
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 7.30(h) x 6.90(d)

About the Author

Shaye J.D. Cohen, Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy, Harvard University, USA,Robert Goldenberg, Professor of History and Judaic Studies Emeritus, Stony Brook University, USA,Hayim Lapin, Professor of History and Robert H. Smith Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Maryland, USA

Shaye Cohen is Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy, Harvard University. He previously taught at Brown University and the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. He is widely recognized as one of the leading scholars of ancient Judaism in the USA.

The late Robert Goldenberg retired in 2012 from a long and successful career of teaching Judaica and history at Stony Brook University. His main research interest was the history of Jews and Judaism in the Greco-Roman and late antique worlds. He also taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. He was a former co-editor of the AJSReview.

Hayim Lapin is Professor of History and Robert H. Smith Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Maryland. He has written extensively on rabbinic law and its social and economic contexts. Lapin also works in the field of digital humanities, with particular interest in editing and study of texts.

Table of Contents

IntroductionSEDER ZERA'IMBerakhot, Richard SarasonPe'ah, Greg E. GardnerDemai, Richard SarasonKilayim, Michael RosenbergShevi'it, Ya'ir FurstenbergTerumot, Matthew Hass and Will FriedmanMa'aserot, Joshua KulpMa'aser Sheni, Joshua KulpHallah, Joshua KulpOrlah, Joshua KulpBikkurim, Naftali S. CohnSEDER MO'EDShabbat, Shaye J.D. CohenEruvin, Charlotte Elisheva FonrobertPesahim, Jonathan KlawansSheqalim, Miriam-Simma WalfishYoma, Yonatan MillerSukkah, Jeffrey RubensteinBetsah, Judith HauptmanRosh Hashanah, Steven FraadeTa'anit, David LevineMegillah, Alyssa GrayMo'ed Qatan, Gail LabovitzHagigah, Michal Bar-Asher SiegalSEDER NASHIMYevamot, Tal IlanKetubbot, Robert BrodyNedarim, Robert GoldenbergNazir, Robert GoldenbergSotah, Ishay Rosen-Zvi, Orr ScharfGittin, David BrodskyQiddushin, Gail LabovitzSEDER NEZIQINBava Qamma, Hayim LapinBava Metsi'a, Hayim LapinBava Batra, Hayim LapinSanhedrin, Beth BerkowitzMakkot, David FlattoShevu'ot, Elizabeth Shanks AlexanderEduyot, Shaye J.D. CohenAvodah Zarah, Christine HayesAvot, Martin JaffeeHorayot, Alyssa GraySEDER QODASHIMZevahim, Aryeh CohenMenahot, Dvora WeisbergHullin, Jordan RosenblumBekhorot, Chaya HalberstamArakhin, Jonah SteinbergTemurah, Tzvi NovickKeritot, Moulie VidasMe'ilah, Sarra LevTamid, Naftali CohnMiddot, Naftali CohnQinnim, Dalia MarxSEDER TOHOROTKelim, Michael ChernickOholot, Yehudah CohnNega'im, Mira BalbergParah, Mordecai SchwartzTohorot, Yair FurstenbergMiqva'ot, Yonatan AdlerNiddah, Charlotte Elisheva FonrobertMakhshirin, Hannah HarringtonZavim, Shlomo ZuckierTevul Yom, David LevineYadayim, Leib MoscovitzUqtsin, Richard HidaryAPPENDICESIndex of Biblical Passages, Herbert DanbyGlossary of Untranslated Hebrew Terms, Robert Goldenberg and Leonard GordonWeights, Measures, and Currency, Herbert DanbyIndex of Subjects

Editorial Reviews

"One innovative and praiseworthy feature of the translation in The Oxford Annotated Mishnah is that it tries, often successfully, to emulate the Mishnah's economy of language... The Oxford Annotated Mishnah is a significant event in the history of Mishnah interpretation. Never before has such an illustrious cadre of scholars joined forces to create such a work." — Yitz Landes, Jewish Review of Books

"The Oxford Annotated Mishnah is surely the new standard English edition of this foundational rabbinic anthology." — Daniel M. Gurtner, Religious Studies Review

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