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Lot #    23179
Auction End Date    4/28/2009 10:44:00 AM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Der Talmudquell
Author    R. Moses Jakob
City    Vienna
Publisher    Im Selbstverlag des Verfassers
Publication Date    1909
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description
   xvi,494 p. 232:154 mm., light age staining, nice margins. A very good copy bound in contemporary boards, rubbed and split.
          
Detailed
Description
   Full title: Der Talmudquell : augewählte Sagen und Erzählungen aus dem agadistischen Talmud : für Schule und Haus .

This volume contains translations into German of selections from the Aggada part of the Talmud. It was compiled by R. Moses Jakob, who is also the author of Exegitische Studie über Busse und Versöhnung nach Talmud und Midrasch (Vienna, 1905).

          
Paragraph 2    Aggadah (Aramaic אגדה: tales, lore; pl. Aggadot ) refers to the homiletic and non-legalistic exegetical texts in classical rabbinic literature - particularly as recorded in the Talmud and Midrash. In general, Aggadah is a compendium of rabbinic homilies that incorporates folklore, historical anecdotes, moral exhortations, and practical advice in various spheres, from business to medicine.
          
Reference
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   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggadah
        
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Listing Classification
Period
20th Century:    Checked
  
Location
Other:    Austria
  
Subject
Other:    Talmud
  
Characteristic
First Editions:    Checked
Language:    German
  
Manuscript Type
  
Kind of Judaica