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CONTENTS

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	Preface	5
Chapter
I	The “Vineyard” at Jamnia	19
	Schools at Jamnia, Lydda, Usha, and Sepphoris.—The Tannaim compile the Mishnah.—Jochanan, Akiba, Meir, Judah.—Aquila.
II	Flavius Josephus and the Jewish Sibyl	33
III	The Talmud	43
	The Amoraim compile the Palestinian Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud.—Representative Amoraim: I (220–280) Palestine—Jochanan, Simon, Joshua, Simlai; Babylonia—Rab and Samuel. II (280–320) Palestine—Ami, Assi, Abbahu, Chiya; Babylonia—Huna and Zeira. III (320–380) Babylonia—Rabba, Abayi, Rava. IV (380–430) Babylonia—Ashi (first compilation of the Babylonian Talmud). V and VI (430–500) Babylonia—Rabina (completion of the Babylonian Talmud).
IV	The Midrash and its Poetry	55
	Mechilta, Sifra, Sifre, Pesikta, Tauchuma, Midrash Rabbah, Yalkut.—Proverbs.—Parables.—Fables.