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David Brodsky
A Bride without a Blessing
A Study in the Redaction and Content of Massekhet Kallah and Its Gemara
[Die Braut ohne Segen. Eine Studie zur Aufbereitung und zum Inhalt von Massekhet Kallah und der Gemara.]
2006. XVIII, 551 pages. Summary
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David Brodsky uses form and source criticism to date Massekhet Kallah and the first two chapters of Kallah Rabbati to the mid-amoraic period (circa 280-450 CE), and to locate their redaction in Babylonia. His analysis of parallels between these two sources and the Babylonian Talmud offers a new perspective on the development of Babylonian rabbinic material during this critical period, and, thereby, on the development of the Babylonian Talmud itself. Brodsky also deciphers Massekhet Kallah's peculiar form of asceticism and explores its fascinating gender and theological implications.