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The present volume is the eleventh in the series of the Jerusalem Talmud , the first in a three volume edition, translation, and commentary of the Fourth Order Neziqin .
The thirty chapters of Neziqin that deal with most aspects of Civil Law are usually divided into three parts, or gates, known as the First Gate, Bava qamma , the Middle Gate, Bava mesi'a , and the Last Gate, Bava batra .

In contrast to the Babylonian Talmud, the treatment in the Jerusalem Talmud is fragmentary. The reason for this is a matter of controversy, discussed in the Introduction to the Tractate.

Autorentext

Heinrich W. Guggenheimer, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Klappentext

The original text of the Jerusalem Talmud is here established on the basis of the editio princeps and the existing manuscripts. The text is fully vocalized. This edition also presents the first English scholarly translation and commentary of the Jerusalem Talmud. All technical terms and syllogisms are explained. The edition will serve as a necessary foundation for the understanding of all rabbinic tradition once the entire Talmud has been commented.