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The Babylonian Talmud
edited by Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein
of Jews' College, London

More than fifteen years in the making, more than 5 1/2 million words, this monumental task of scholarship called on the best brains in Judaism and won the approval of the world's top rabbis. Yet few Christians today even know it exists, and you will probably not find it in your local public library. The Come and Hear™ hypertext version, currently on line at this web site, represents approximately 1431 folios (produced as accurately as possible). We hope this presentation will provide the necessary context for understanding ancient and modern rabbinical teachings. We hope the larger context will also enable you to evaluate how fairly various commentators interpret the text.
 
Passages censored in previous editions of the Talmud were restored, and the translators amplified the text with extensive footnotes that form a running commentary. The publication was completed as a 35-volume set in 1952, and republished in 18 volumes in 1961. Each tractate was accompanied by a glossary, a table of abbreviations, an index of Biblical references, and a general subject index. In 1952, Soncino published a comprehensive Index volume collating the indices from all tractates, and included an index to the statements of each of the Sages. The Jew's College/Soncino English translation of the Babylonian Talmud has remained the gold standard of English Talmuds for six decades.

 
Table of Contents — What's On Line
SEDER ZERA'IMIntroduction
    Tractate Berakoth
SEDER MO'EDForewordIntroduction
    Tractate Shabbath
SEDER NASHIMForewordIntroduction
    Tractate Yebamoth
    Tractate Kethuboth
    Tractate Nedarim
    Tractate Nazir
    Tractate Sotah
    Tractate Gittin
SEDER NEZIKINForewordIntroduction
    Tractate Baba Kamma
    Tractate Baba Mezi'a
    Tractate Baba Bathra
    Tractate Sanhedrin
    Tractate 'Abodah Zarah
    Tractate Horayoth
SEDER KODASHIMForewordIntroduction
SEDER TOHOROTHIntroduction
    Tractate Niddah
    Tractate Tohoroth
Structure of Files for Come and  Hear™ Hypertext
Soncino Talmud Glossary
Abbreviations Used in the Soncino Talmud
Search the Babylonian Talmud
Kudos for Soncino

 

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