What does the Talmud call Jesus?
Yeshu
There are several passages in the Talmud which are believed by some scholars to be references to Jesus. The name used in the Talmud is “Yeshu”, the Aramaic vocalization (although not spelling) of the Hebrew name Yeshua.
What does the Talmud say about anger?
The Talmud also emphasizes the negative effect anger has on a person. Anger will cause a sage to lose his wisdom, a person who is destined for greatness to forfeit it. — The Talmud. The Talmud links anger to conceit, stating “One who is angry does not even consider the presence of Hashem important.”
What does the Talmud talk about?
The Hebrew term Talmud (“study” or “learning”) commonly refers to a compilation of ancient teachings regarded as sacred and normative by Jews from the time it was compiled until modern times and still so regarded by traditional religious Jews.
Who wrote the Talmud?
Tradition ascribes the compilation of the Babylonian Talmud in its present form to two Babylonian sages, Rav Ashi and Ravina II. Rav Ashi was president of the Sura Academy from 375 to 427. The work begun by Rav Ashi was completed by Ravina, who is traditionally regarded as the final Amoraic expounder.
When was the Talmud written?
The Talmud developed in two major centres of Jewish scholarship: Babylonia and Palestine. The Jerusalem or Palestinian Talmud was completed c. 350, and the Babylonian Talmud (the more complete and authoritative) was written down c. 500, but was further edited for another two centuries.
Is the Talmud still used today?
The Vilna Shas Edition of the Babylonian Talmud, printed in Vilna (Vilnius), Lithuania, is the most common printed edition of the Talmud that is still used today. It was first printed in the late 1800’s. It is used as the basic text for Torah study in religious boys’ schools (yeshivot).
How accurate is the Talmud?
So far as history claims exactly to spell out events that happened at a particular place and time, the Talmud and the rest of the Rabbinic canon of late antiquity do not serve. They do not supply reliable historical information about once upon a time.