Judaism and Zoroastrianism at the Dusk of Late Antiquity: How Two Ancient Faiths Wrote Down Their Great Traditions (Studies in the History of Judaism)

by Jacob Neusner

Describes and contrasts how two major religions approached the problem of writing down the traditions of the ages. Just before 700 A. D., Judaic sages compiled the Talmud of Babylonia; just after 800 A. D., Zoroastrian priests compiled the Pahlavi books. In both cases, the projects codified thought and became authorities for the later development o

• ISBN10: 1555408893
• ISBN13: 9781555408893
• Publish Date: 1 March 1993
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Scholars Press
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 202
• Language: English