Has anyone read the Talmud?

[Not David]

Do you know if there are some Christian related stuff or is it just advice and history?

 

[Not David]

Do you know if there are some Christian related stuff or is it just advice and history?

Also, do you think is helpful to read it?

 

[TuxAme]

I've read excerpts of it from other books, but don't have a copy myself. It's recommended reading for any serious theologian.

 

[HTacianas]

Do you know if there are some Christian related stuff or is it just advice and history?

I've read the Babylonian Talmud. There is nothing in it that can be identified as Christian.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Jesus opposed the talmud, and still does.

There are a lot of people deceived by it, and broadcasting it

 

[KingdomLeast]

NO, I can't read Tulmudnese

 

[Athanasius377]

I have an edition of the Babylonian Talmud in my Logos library. It is a combination of the Mishnah (oral Torah, tradition of the elders) and basically a commentary. Although I have it I rarely refer to it. There is not much I would call Christian (it has some anti-christian passages) although it may come in handy as primary source material if you are academically inclined. I would also say that to use the Talmud effectively as a primary source you should have a background in biblical Hebrew. Mine is not so good which may explain why I don't use it much. Also many of the topics that come up as a christian rarely have to do with anything the Talmud addresses. In other words if you want to study Rabbinical Judaism you may find use for the Talmud, otherwise its a waste of time. Keep in mind the Words of Jesus in Mark 7. (ESV)


This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
7 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”

 

[Not David]

I have an edition of the Babylonian Talmud in my Logos library. It is a combination of the Mishnah (oral Torah, tradition of the elders) and basically a commentary. Although I have it I rarely refer to it. There is not much I would call Christian (it has some anti-christian passages) although it may come in handy as primary source material if you are academically inclined. I would also say that to use the Talmud effectively as a primary source you should have a background in biblical Hebrew. Mine is not so good which may explain why I don't use it much. Also many of the topics that come up as a christian rarely have to do with anything the Talmud addresses. In other words if you want to study Rabbinical Judaism you may find use for the Talmud, otherwise its a waste of time. Keep in mind the Words of Jesus in Mark 7. (ESV)


This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
7 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”

So the Talmud have stuff Jesus criticized?

 

[Athanasius377]

So the Talmud have stuff Jesus criticized?

Yes, if the traditions are indeed the same. The Mishnah was codified sometime in the third century so the tradition may not be exactly the same.