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Aug 2023
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[Bible] Episode 254: Richard Kalmin - Th...

PETER ENNS AND JARED BYAS
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared talk with Richard Kalmin about the origins and history of the Talmud, why it was written, and how the text has functioned not just within Jewish history, but also in various modern denominations of Judaism.

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