Daily Archives: June 17, 2011

Reichman and Mishnah Zebahim 12:2-3

Yesterday, I talked about Jacob Neusner’s treatment of Sifra Leviticus.  Essentially, Neusner believes that Sifra Leviticus was a third century C.E. attempt to ground certain items of the Mishnah in Scripture.  In Neusner’s scenario, the Mishnah came before Sifra Leviticus, … Continue reading

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