Description: Since the textual evidence of the Talmud Yerushalmi is very shaky, it was not possible to present a critical edition in the traditional sense. Using the edited manuscripts and prints, it is the editors' intention to provide a framework of the textual evidence of the Talmud Yerushalmi in the period between the 13th century and 1710 as defined by these textual witnesses. This form of the synoptic edition is consistent with their intention, since it leaves it up to the user to decide on the quality of individual versions and to evaluate the various text traditions. The division of the texts into short sections enables a high level of clarity and makes it easy to compare the textual evidence with the various textual witnesses.
Brief description: Hans-Jurgen Becker, Geboren 1956; Studium der Theologie in Gottingen und der Judaistik in Jerusalem; 1988 Promotion; 1996 Habilitation; Professor fur Neues Testament und Antikes Judentum in Gottingen; Leiter des Instituts fur Judaistik in Gottingen.Peter Schafer, Born 1943; 1968 PhD; since 1998 Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies and Professor of Religion at Princeton University; since 2005 the Director of Princeton's Program in Judaic Studies.