A large part of the difficulty in studying the Talmud Yerushalmi lies in its imperfect redaction. The great Academies in which the composition of the Talmud Yerushalmi took place were disrupted and dispersed by persecution before the Sages of the Era were able to comprehensively review, edit and redact its contents.(Via the Talmud Blog on FB.)
The Institute’s primary academic goal is to research the Talmud Yerushalmi’s redaction – including but not limited to its literary composition and its relationship to other rabbinic texts such as Tosefta, midrashic collections and the Bavli. The Institute’s work will shed light on hitherto unresolved questions on how the teachings of the Land of Israel developed throughout history and were finally brought together and codified into the literary and legal work which became known as the Talmud Yerushalmi.
Towards these goals the Institute has already scoured the Talmud Yerushalmi and accumulated a database able to automatically produce references on phenomena related to its study – a resource which will prove to be essential to anyone researching the Talmud Yerushalmi or related subjects.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Talmud Yerushalmi Institute
THIS IS EXCITING: Talmud Yerushalmi Institute.
