Pirke Avot
- Subtitle
- The Sayings of the Jewish Fathers
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. INTRODUCTION4. PURPOSE5. DESCRIPTION6. Introductory material7. DEVELOPMENT OF ABOT (13)8. Chapter VI, which is known as The Chapter on the Acquisition of Torah (Perek Kinyan Torah), as The External Teaching of the Abot (Baraita de-Abot) (15), as The Chapter of Rabbi Meir (Perek Rabbi Meir) (16), and as the External Teaching of Rabbi Meir (Baraita de-Rabbi Meir), is a supplement of the treatise Abot, as is claimed for it by its superscription, "the sages taught in the language of the Mishnah," a formula generally used in the Talmud to introduce a Baraita. One of the authorities mentioned in it is Joshua ben Levi, a Palestinian amora (an authority of the Gemara) who lived during the third century. This demonstrates the comparatively late date of the final redaction of this chapter. By the middle of the ninth century it formed a part of the treatise Abot. It was added to the prayer-book to be read on the sixth Sabbath of the period between Passover and the Festival of Weeks (Shebuot) (17).9. SAYINGS OF THE FATHERS10. CHAPTER I11. CHAPTER II12. CHAPTER III13. CHAPTER IV14. CHAPTER V15. CHAPTER VI16. Chapter III:17. CHAPTER IV:18. CHAPTER V:19. CHAPTER VI: