The Law of Agriculture in the Mishnah and the Tosefta (3 Vols) : Translation, Commentary, Theology

This project presents in three volumes the Mishnah’s and the Tosefta’s first division, Zera‘im (Agriculture), organized in eleven topical tractates, together with a systematic history of the law of Zeraim in the Mishnah. To the exposition of the Halakhah on the chosen topic, the Mishnah-tractates are primary but complemented by the Tosefta’s presentation of its collection of glosses of the Mishnah’s law and supplements to that law. The Mishnah’s and the Tosefta’s tractates are integrated, with the Tosefta’s complement given in the setting of the Mishnah’s rules, and the whole is given in English translation. The presentation in each case encompasses an introduction, a form-analytical translation and commentary, a systematic integration of the Tosefta’s compositions into the Mishnah’s laws, an explanation of the details of the law, and an inquiry into how the Halakhah of the Mishnah and that of the Tosefta intersect, item by item. The Law of Agriculture in the Mishnah and the Tosefta 3 CONTENTS 5 Volume One 15 Editor's Preface 15 List of Contributors 19 List of Transliterations 21 HISTORY OF THE MISHNAIC LAW OF AGRICULTURE 23 Preface 25 INTRODUCTION 31 Introduction 33 Abbreviations and Bibliography 43 DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRACTATES 49 The Mishnaic Division of Agriculture 51 The Development of the Tractates: Peah 73 The Development of the Tractates: Demai 107 The Development of the Tractates: Kilaim 137 The Development of the Tractates: Shebiit 169 The Development of the Tractates: Terumot 206 The Development of the Tractates: Maaserot 250 The Development of the Tractates: Maaser Sheni 275 The Development of the Tractates: Hallah 315 The Development of the Tractates: 'Orlah 331 The Development of the Tractates: Bikkurim 346 HISTORY 361 The History of the Mishnah's Division of Agriculture. Before 70: The Mishnah's Division of Agriculture in the Time of the Temple 363 The History of the Mishnah's Division of Agriculture. From 70 to 140. The Mishnah's Division of Agriculture in the Period of Yavneh 372 The History of the Mishnah's Division of Agriculture. From 140 to 170. The Mishnah's Division of Agriculture in the Period of Usha 385 CONCLUSIONS 405 PART ONE MISHNAH-TOSEFTA BERAKHOT 421 Acknowledgments 423 INTRODUCTION 425 Introduction 427 Abbreviations 450 Bibliography 452 TEXT AND COMMENTARY 457 Mishnah-Tosefta Berakhot Chapter One 459 Mishnah-Tosefta Berakhot Chapter Two 477 Mishnah-Tosefta Berakhot Chapter Three 486 Mishnah-Tosefta Berakhot Chapter Four 496 Mishnah-Tosefta Berakhot Chapter Five 509 Mishnah-Tosefta Berakhot Chapter Six 521 Mishnah-Tosefta Berakhot Chapter Seven 545 Mishnah-Tosefta Berakhot Chapter Eight 555 Mishnah-Tosefta Berakhot Chapter Nine 565 EPILOGUE 583 The Relationship of Mishnah to Tosefta Berakhot 585 Theological Afterword to the Mishnah-Tosefta Berakhot 597 PART TWO MISHNAH-TOSEFTA PEAH 603 Acknowledgments 605 Preface 607 INTRODUCTION 609 Introduction 611 Abbreviations and Bibliography 647 TEXT AND COMMENTARY 655 Mishnah-Tosefta Peah Chapter One 657 Mishnah-Tosefta Peah Chapter Two 673 Mishnah-Tosefta Peah Chapter Three 684 Mishnah-Tosefta Peah Chapter Four 697 Mishnah-Tosefta Peah Chapter Five 717 Mishnah-Tosefta Peah Chapter Six 736 Mishnah-Tosefta Peah Chapter Seven 763 Mishnah-Tosefta Peah Chapter Eight 783 EPILOGUE 809 Theological Afterword to the Mishnah-Tosefta Peah 811 Volume Two 823 PART THREE MISHNAH-TOSEFTA DEMAI 823 Preface 825 INTRODUCTION 829 Introduction 831 Abbreviations and Bibliography 854 TEXT AND COMMENTARY 863 Mishnah-Tosefta Demai Chapter One 865 Mishnah-Tosefta Demai Chapter Two 908 Mishnah-Tosefta Demai Chapter Three 956 Mishnah-Tosefta Demai Chapter Four 991 Mishnah-Tosefta Demai Chapter Five 1006 Mishnah-Tosefta Demai Chapter Six 1042 Mishnah-Tosefta Demai Chapter Seven 1080 EPILOGUE 1113 Theological Afterword to the Mishnah-Tosefta Demai 1115 PART FOUR MISHNAH-TOSEFTA KILAYIM 1127 Preface 1129 INTRODUCTION 1133 Introduction 1135 Abbreviations and Bibliography 1160 TEXT AND COMMENTARY 1169 Mishnah-Tosefta Kilayim Chapter One 1171 Mishnah-Tosefta Kilayim Chapter Two 1227 Mishnah-Tosefta Kilayim Chapter Three 1280 Mishnah-Tosefta Kilayim Chapter Four 1317 Mishnah-Tosefta Kilayim Chapter Five 1339 Mishnah-Tosefta Kilayim Chapter Six 1379 Mishnah-Tosefta Kilayim Chapter Seven 1410 Mishnah-Tosefta Kilayim Chapter Eight 1436 Mishnah-Tosefta Kilayim Chapter Nine 1470 EPILOGUE 1507 Theological Afterword to the Mishnah-Tosefta Kilayim 1509 PART FIVE MISHNAH-TOSEFT A SHEBIIT 1515 Acknowledgments 1517 Preface 1519 INTRODUCTION 1521 Introduction 1523 Abbreviations and Bibliography 1554 TEXT AND COMMENTARY 1561 Mishnah-Tosefta Shebiit Chapter One 1563 Mishnah-Tosefta Shebiit Chapter Two 1579 Mishnah-Tosefta Shebiit Chapter Three 1609 Mishnah-Tosefta Shebiit Chapter Four 1631 Mishnah-Tosefta Shebiit Chapter Five 1653 Mishnah-Tosefta Shebiit Chapter Six 1667 Mishnah-Tosefta Shebiit Chapter Seven 1688 Mishnah-Tosefta Shebiit Chapter Eight 1706 Mishnah-Tosefta Shebiit Chapter Nine 1739 Mishnah-Tosefta Shebiit Chapter Ten 1765 EPILOGUE 1785 Theological Afterword to the Mishnah-Tosefta Shebiit 1787 Volume Three 1799 PART SIX MISHNAH-TOSEFTA TERUMOT 1799 Preface 1801 INTRODUCTION 1805 Introduction 1807 Abbreviations and Bibliography 1837 TEXT AND COMMENTARY 1843 Mishnah-Tosefta Terumot Chapter One 1845 Mishnah-Tosefta Terumot Chapter Two 1898 Mishnah-Tosefta Terumot Chapter Three 1917 Mishnah-Tosefta Terumot Chapter Four 1948 Mishnah-Tosefta Terumot Chapter Five 1983 Mishnah-Tosefta Terumot Chapter Six 2007 Mishnah-Tosefta Terumot Chapter Seven 2026 Mishnah-Tosefta Terumot Chapter Eight 2039 Mishnah-Tosefta Terumot Chapter Nine 2063 Mishnah-Tosefta Terumot Chapter Ten 2077 Mishnah-Tosefta Terumot Chapter Eleven 2108 EPILOGUE 2139 Theological Afterword to the Mishnah-Tosefta Terumot 2141 PART SEVEN MISHNAH-TOSEFTA MAASEROT 2153 Preface 2155 INTRODUCTION 2159 Introduction 2161 Abbreviations and Bibliography 2189 TEXT AND COMMENTARY 2197 Mishnah-Tosefta Maaserot Chapter One 2199 Mishnah-Tosefta Maaserot Chapter Two 2244 Mishnah-Tosefta Maaserot Chapter Three 2273 Mishnah-Tosefta Maaserot Chapter Four 2311 Mishnah-Tosefta Maaserot Chapter Five 2335 EPILOGUE 2361 Theological Afterword to the Mishnah-Tosefta Maaserot 2363 PART EIGHT MISHNAH-TOSEFTA MAASER SHENI 2375 Preface 2377 INTRODUCTION 2381 Introduction 2383 Abbreviations and Bibliography 2395 TEXT AND COMMENTARY 2399 Mishnah-Tosefta Maaser Sheni Chapter One 2401 Mishnah-Tosefta Maaser Sheni Chapter Two 2425 Mishnah-Tosefta Maaser Sheni Chapter Three 2458 Mishnah-Tosefta Maaser Sheni Chapter Four 2492 Mishnah-Tosefta Maaser Sheni Chapter Five 2543 EPILOGUE 2575 Theological Afterword to the Mishnah-Tosefta Maaser Sheni 2577 PART NINE MISHNAH-TOSEIT A HALLA 2589 INTRODUCTION 2591 Introduction 2593 TEXT AND COMMENTARY 2599 Mishnah-Tosefta Hallah Chapter One 2601 Mishnah-Tosefta Hallah Chapter Two 2623 Mishnah-Tosefta Hallah Chapter Three 2629 Mishnah-Tosefta Hallah Chapter Four 2637 EPILOGUE 2651 Theological Afterword to the Mishnah-Tosefta Hallah 2653 PART TEN MISHNAH-TOSEFTA 'ORLAH 2663 INTRODUCTION 2665 Introduction 2667 TEXT AND COMMENTARY 2671 Mishnah-Tosefta 'Orlah Chapter One 2673 Mishnah-Tosefta 'Orlah Chapter Two 2690 Mishnah-Tosefta 'Orlah Chapter Three 2705 EPILOGUE 2715 Theological Afterword to the Mishnah-Tosefta 'Orlah 2717 PART ELEVEN MISHNAH-TOSEITA BIKKURIM 2727 INTRODUCTION 2729 Introduction 2731 TEXT AND COMMENTARY 2739 Mishnah-Tosefta Bikkurim Chapter One 2741 Mishnah-Tosefta Bikkurim Chapter Two 2758 Mishnah-Tosefta Bikkurim Chapter Three 2776 EPILOGUE 2791 Theological Afterword to the Mishnah-Tosefta Bikkurim 2793 Index 2799