Mark Danielewski eat your heart out

Odradek

House of Hebrew.

Imipolex G

There is nothing new under the sun

Sredni Vashtar

Is that the Tanakh, the Talmud or the Zohar?

Odradek

Sredni Vashtar said:

Is that the Tanakh, the Talmud or the Zohar?

Talmud.

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The Talmud's the one where you have the original text, and then commentary, and then commentary on the commentary, etc., isn't it?

Sredni Vashtar

spinor said:

The Talmud's the one where you have the original text, and then commentary, and then commentary on the commentary, etc., isn't it?

Exactly. It's basically an academic riff-fest, but with the Bible and a bunch of really smart rabbis having way too much fun and taking it all very seriously.

Imipolex G

That makes it sound pretty fun.

Obā-san

Imipölex G said:

That makes it sound pretty fun.

i might have to read it

Imipolex G

as might I