With a range of styles including commentary, parables, proverbs and anecdotes, this title provides guidance on various aspects of everyday life from ownership to commerce to relationships. It includes a selection of passages that make accessible the centuries of Jewish thought.

The TalmudList of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroductionHow to Read the TalmudStructure—The Framework of the TalmudThe Reception of the Mishna—Bavli and YerushalmiHow the Talmud StartedBabylonia of the Talmud—Social and Religious BackgroundThe Men Who Made Mishna and TalmudStyle of the TalmudTitles and NamesTheologyThe Talmud and ChristianityTransmission of the TextA Note On This TranslationBible Translation'Israel', 'Jew', 'Palestine'Page LayoutReferencesFurther ReadingTHE TALMUD: SELECTIONSFirst Order Zeraim (Seeds)IntroductionFirst Tractate Berakhot (Blessings)Second Tractate Pe'ah (Corner of the Field)Third Tractate Demai (Doubtfully Tithed Produce)Fourth Tractate Kil'ayim (Mixtures)Fifth Tractate Shevi'it (The Seventh Year)Sixth Tractate Terumot (Heave Offerings)Seventh Tractate Ma'aserot (Tithes)Eighth Tractate Ma'aser Sheni (Second Tithe)Ninth Tractate Halla (Dough Offering)Tenth Tractate 'Orla (Fruit of First Three Years)Eleventh Tractate Bikkurim (First-fruits)Second Order Mo'ed (Appointed Times)IntroductionFirst Tractate Shabbat (The Sabbath)Second Tractate Eruvin (Boundaries)Third Tractate Pesahim (The Passover)Fourth Tractate Sheqalim (The Annual Temple Tax)Fifth Tractate Yoma (The Day)Sixth Tractate Sukka (Tabernacles)Seventh Tractate Betza (Festival Laws)Eighth Tractate Rosh Hashana (The New Year)Ninth Tractate Ta'anit (Public Fasts)Tenth Tractate Megilla (Purim)Eleventh Tractate Mo'ed Qatan (Middle Days of Festivals)Twelfth Tractate Hagiga (The Festival Sacrifice)Third Order Nashim (Women)IntroductionFirst Tractate Yevamot (Sisters-in-law)Second Tractate Ketubot (Marriage Entitlements)Third Tractate Nedarim (Vows)Fourth Tractate Nazir (The Nazirite)Fifth Tractate Sota (The Wayward Wife)Sixth Tractate Gittin (Divorce)Seventh Tractate Qiddushin (Betrothal)Fourth Order Nesiqin (Damages)IntroductionFirst Tractate Bava Qama (The First Gate)Second Tractate Bava Metzi'a (The Middle Gate)Third Tractate Bava Batra (The Last Gate)Fourth Tractate Sanhedrin (The Court)Fifth Tractate Makkot (Flogging)Sixth Tractate Shavuot (Oaths)Seventh Tractate Eduyot (Testimonies—Legal Precedents)Eighth Tractate Avoda Zara (Idolatry)Ninth Tractate Avot (Wisdom of the Fathers)Tenth Tractate Horayot (Decisions)Fifth Order Qodashim (Holy Things)IntroductionFirst Tractate Zevahim (Sacrifices)Second Tractate Menahot (Grain Offerings)Third Tractate Hullin (Unconsecrated Meat)Fourth Tractate Bekhorot (First-born)Fifth Tractate Arakhin (Valuations)Sixth Tractate Temura (Substitutes)Seventh Tractate Keritot (Exclusions)Eighth Tractate Me'ila (Sacrilege)Ninth Tractate Qinnim (Bird Pairs)Tenth Tractate Tamid (Regular Temple Procedure)Eleventh Tractate Middot (Temple Measurements)Sixth Order Tohorot (Purities)IntroductionFirst Tractate Kelim (Artefacts)Second Tractate Ohalot (Tents)Third Tractate Nega'im (Plagues)Fourth Tractate Parah (The Red Heifer)Fifth Tractate Tohorot (Purities)Sixth Tractate Miqva'ot (Pools)Seventh Tractate Nidda (Menstruant)Eighth Tractate Makhshirin (Enablers of Impurity)Ninth Tractate Zavim (Discharges)Tenth Tractate T'vul Yom (Immersed That Day)Eleventh Tractate Yadayim (Hands)Twelfth Tractate 'Uqtzin (Stalks)TimelineGlossaryAppendixesI. The Jewish CalendarII. Tithes and Sabbatical YearsIII. Coins, Weights and MeasuresIV. Books of the BibleV. Tractates of the Mishna in Alphabetical OrderVI. Hebrew Names and TransliterationBibliographyPrimary TextsEnglish TranslationsSecondary WorksMapsSacred Writings IndexGeneral Index