jewishhistory
Oral Torah to Written Text: A Historical Journey
This lecture explores the historical transition of the Oral Torah from a purely verbal tradition to the foundational written texts of Jewish law. It examines the nature of 'books' in antiquity and how memory functioned before the digital age. Dr. Boaz Hutterer analyzes how seminal works like the Mishnah, Talmud, and Shulchan Aruch defined distinct eras of Jewish scholarship. The session also begins a deep dive into Maimonides' introduction to the Mishneh Torah.