Personal profile
Research interests
Dr. Aaron Amit's principal areas of research include Talmudic lexicography, the history of the redaction of the Bavli and the Yerushalmi, and the history of the textual transmission of the Bavli. Dr. Amit has also done extensive work on the epistles of Paul and their relationship to rabbinic literature.
Research Areas:
Babylonian Talmud
Talmud Yerushalmi
Textual tradition and redaction of rabbinic literature
Greek in rabbinic literature
Early Christianity
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Bar-Ilan University
Oct 1996 → Sep 2000
Award Date: 30 Sep 2000
Master, Bar-Ilan University
Oct 1991 → Sep 1995
Award Date: 30 Sep 1995
Bachelor
Sep 1982 → Jun 1986
Award Date: 30 Jun 1986
Research
- תחומי מחקר
- חקר התלמוד הבבלי והתלמוד הירושלמי
- תולדות הנוסח והעריכה של ספרות חז"ל
- חקר היוונית בספרות חז"ל
- הנצרות הקדומה
- Fields of Interest
- Babylonian Talmud
- Talmud Yerushalmi
- Textual tradition and redaction of rabbinic literature
- Greek in rabbinic literature
- Early Christianity
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The textual tradition of the Babylonian Talmud
Amit, A., 1 Jul 2024, Variants and Variance in Classical Textual Cultures: Errors, Innovations, Proliferation, Reception?. de Gruyter, p. 311-336 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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ממראית עין לחשד וחזרה: מעברים בטעמי הלכה בפאה ובחנוכה.
Amit, A., 2021, In: תעודה. 31, p. 349-364 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An “Edge” in Space or an “Edge” in Time: The Commandment of Pe’ah in Tannaitic Midrash Halakhah
Amit, A., 2020, In: Hebrew Union College Annual. 91, p. 53-75 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Methodological pitfalls in the identification of the: A study in talmudic pharmacology
Amit, A., 25 Sep 2017, Collecting Recipes: Byzantine and Jewish Pharmacology in Dialogue. Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 255-271 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The knowledgeable and the weak in 1 Corinthians and rabbinic literature.
Amit, A., 2017, The Faces of Torah: Studies in the Texts and Contexts of Ancient Judaism in Honor of Steven Fraade. Bar-Asher Siegal, M., Novick, T. & Hayes, C. (eds.). Göttingen, p. 35-47 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review