Jewish Studies

Übersetzung des Talmud Yerushalmi

III. Seder Nashim. Traktat 5: Gittin – Scheidebriefe
Hrsg. v. Martin Hengel (+), Peter Schäfer, Friedrich Avemarie (+), Hans-Jürgen Becker u. Frowald Gil Hüttenmeister
Übers. v. Bill Rebiger

[Gittin. Writs of Divorce.]

2008. XXIII, 249 pages.
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ISBN 978-3-16-149249-5
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Published in German.
This volume contains the first German translation of the tractate Gittin (writs of divorce) of the Jerusalem Talmud. This tractate focuses on the formal elements of a writ of divorce and on various procedures of the delivery of the document.
This volume contains the first German translation of the tractate Gittin (writs of divorce) of the Jerusalem Talmud. This tractate focuses on the formal elements of a writ of divorce and on various procedures of the delivery of the document. The role of witnesses and messengers is also crucial for the validity of writs of divorce. Different cases of re-marriage, levirate marriage, and the legal position of children are discussed at great length. The text shows a particular interest in questions related to property. The translation is based on the Krotoszyn edition of 1865/66, but considers also textual witnesses edited in the Synopse zum Talmud Yerushalmi, Genizah fragments and parallel traditions. A comprehensive commentary explains difficulties of translation and interpretation.
Authors/Editors

Martin Hengel (1926–2009) was Professor of New Testament and Early Judaism at the Protestant Theology Faculty at the University of Tübingen.

Peter Schäfer Geboren 1943; 1968 Promotion; 1973 Habilitation; 1983–2008 Professor für Judaistik an der Freien Universität Berlin; 1998–2013 Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies und Professor of Religion an der Princeton University; 2014–2019 Direktor des Jüdischen Museums Berlin.

Friedrich Avemarie (1960–2012) Studium der Ev. Theologie in Heidelberg, München, Montpellier und Tübingen; Studium der Judaistik in Jerusalem und Berlin; 1995 Promotion; 2000 Habilitation; 2002–12 Professor für Neues Testament und antikes Judentum in Marburg.

Hans-Jürgen Becker Geboren 1956; Studium der Theologie in Göttingen und der Judaistik in Jerusalem; 1985–94 wiss. Mitarbeiter, 1994–97 wiss. Assistent am Institut für Judaistik in Berlin; 1988 Promotion; 1996 Habilitation; seit 1997 Professor für Neues Testament und antikes Judentum in Göttingen; Leiter des Instituts für Judaistik in Göttingen.

Frowald Gil Hüttenmeister Geboren 1938; Studium der Judaistik in Deutschland, Österreich und Israel; 1970 Promotion; Dozent für Judaistik an den Universitäten Tübingen, Duisburg, Wuppertal, Paris und Haifa; im Ruhestand.

Bill Rebiger ist wiss. Mitarbeiter an der Philipps-Universität Marburg und hat regelmäßige Lehraufträge am Institut für Judaistik an der FU Berlin.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Archivo Teologico Granadino — 72 (2009), S. 433–434 (A. Torres)
In: Revue des Etudes Juives — 168 (2009), S. 263–566 (José Costa)
In: Salesianum — 71 (2009), S. 798–799 (Rafael Vicent)
In: New Testament Abstracts — 52 (2008), S. 636
In: Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (ZAW) — 121 (2009), S. 164 (B. Ego)
In: Journal of Jewish Studies — 60 (2009), S. 360–361 (Catherine Hezser)