In the course of my bid being a true king of Israel, I have begun a study the Talmud.
I come from a Christian background, essentially. I was raised on Christian/platonic philosophy.
So I didn’t know the existence of the Talmud.
It’s an intriguing work, the Talmud. The work being done in Babylon, as it still stood thousands of years ago. Babylon was THE Oxford of the ancient world. So the whole vibe of the Talmud reflects the vibe of Babylon. That in itself is amazing, the philosophical principles in it is equally astonishing.
What about this maxim; a man of learning and little good action is like a tree with a lot of branches and little roots. While as a man of little learning and many good deeds is like a tree with few branches but a lot of rootwork.
When problems come, and they always do. The man with a lot of learning and little rootwork will be swept away, while as the man with a deep rootwork will stay.
Also the whole division between law and lived Jewish life is deeply philosophical and gives a sound balance between rules in life, and the freedom to life one’s life.
It’s an astounding work, and so well preserved. Any other works from Babylon are highly apocryphal and almost impossible to find.
This is an abundance of Jewish/Babylonian lore.
G-d bless the will to understand the will of g-d.
