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tractate

[trak-teyt] / ˈtræk teɪt /








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It is further divided into 63 parts, or tractates, which are broken down into 517 chapters.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2013

Daf yomi literally translates to daily page, and if you stick to the schedule, in just under eight years you can finish all 36 tractates of the Talmud.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2012

For years, the type of rigorous study and language skills required to study Talmud prevented many Jews from trying to tackle the difficult tractates.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2012

There’s no clear narrative, or structure, and the reader is expected to be familiar with the entire Bible as well as the other tractates while studying each page.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2012

This material is supplied in the tractates and letters of the Fathers generally.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various




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