Barry Scott Wimpfheimer Livres

Exploring the intersection of storytelling and legal discourse, this book delves into how narratives shape our understanding of law and justice. It examines various forms of legal storytelling, from court cases to personal accounts, highlighting the role of narrative in influencing legal outcomes and public perception. By analyzing the power of stories in legal contexts, the author reveals how they can both uphold and challenge societal norms, ultimately illustrating the complex relationship between law, culture, and morality.

The life and times of an enduring work of Jewish spiritualityThe Babylonian Talmud, a postbiblical Jewish text that is part scripture and part commentary, is an unlikely bestseller. Written in a hybrid of Hebrew and Aramaic, it is often ambiguous to the point of incomprehension, and its subject matter reflects a narrow scholasticism that should hardly have broad appeal. Yet the Talmud has remained in print for centuries and is more popular today than ever. Barry Scott Wimpfheimer tells the remarkable story of this ancient Jewish book, explaining why the Talmud is at once a received source of traditional teachings, a touchstone of cultural authority, and a powerful symbol of Jewishness for supporters and critics alike.

A very fine book. Wimpfheimer is a first-rate expositor.--Daniel Boyarin, author of A Traveling Homeland: The Talmud as Diaspora