Download or read book Tales and Maxims from the Talmud (Classic Reprint) written by Samuel Rapaport and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tales and Maxims From the TalmudMy introduction to the first series of this work gives fully the scope of the Talmud. Here I have only to add that the excerpts of this (the second) series contain some "Tales" which may be thought somewhat fantastic and "Maxims" that may be considered rather quaint.But those who know the thoughts, ideas and mental make-up of the ancient Rabbis will look upon these "Tales and Maxims" rather from a poetical than a literal standpoint, and will know how to differentiate between the raillery and the sublime in this bright light of ethical teaching blended with the shadow of legend.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.