Übersetzung des Talmud Yerushalmi. I. Seder Zeraim. Traktat 5: Shevi'it (Mohr Siebeck)

NEW BOOK FROM MOHR SIEBECK: Übersetzung des Talmud Yerushalmi. I. Seder Zeraim. Traktat 5: Shevi'it. Siebentjahr. Herausgegeben von Hans-Jürgen Becker, Frowald G. Hüttenmeister und Peter Schäfer. Übers. v. Andreas Lehnardt. [Translation of the Talmud Yerushalmi. I. Seder Zeraʿim. Tractate 5: Sheviʿit – Seventh Year.] 2023. LVI, 277 pages. 139,00 € including VAT. cloth ISBN 978-3-16-162611-1.

Published in German. Andreas Lehnardt presents the first German translation of the Tractate Sheviʿit (Sabbath Year) with a short commentary. Massekhet Sheviʿit is the fifth tractate of the first order, Zeraʿim (Seeds). It deals with Biblical Laws of Seventh Year according to Exodus 23:10–11, Leviticus 25:1–7 and Deuteronomy 15:1–3. The tractate provides a commentary to the Mishnah tractate of the same name.

This series of German translations of the tractates of Talmud Yerushalmi (the Jerusalem Talmud or Palestinian Talmud) has been ongoing since the 1980s. The many volumes published so far are listed here. The series has been quiet for some time, but I see another volume is scheduled for release in 2024. It is good to see the project active again.

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