TY  - BOOK
AU  - Geller,Markham J.
ED  - Institute of Jewish Studies (London, England)
TI  - The archaeology and material culture of the Babylonian Talmud
T2  - IJS studies in Judaica ; 
SN  - 9789004304888 (hardback : alk. paper)
AV  - BM177 .A73 2015
U1  - 296.1/25009 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Leiden
PB  - Brill
KW  - Talmud
KW  - Evidences, authority, etc
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Judaism
KW  - History
KW  - Talmudic period, 10-425
KW  - Jews
KW  - Iraq
KW  - Babylonia
KW  - Excavations (Archaeology)
KW  - Israel
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Conference proceedings of the Institute of Jewish Studies, University College London; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "The Babylonian Talmud remains the richest source of information regarding the material culture and lifestyle of the Babylonian Jewish community, with additional data now supplied by Babylonian incantation bowls. Although archaeology has yet to excavate any Jewish sites from Babylonia, information from Parthian and Sassanian Babylonia provides relevant background information, which differs substantially from archaeological finds from the Land of Israel. One of the key questions addresses the amount of traffic and general communications between Jewish Babylonia and Israel, considering the great distances and hardships of travel involved"--
ER  -