Reddit reviews Complete Full Size Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud English Volumes (73 Volume Set)

I'm sure it's not the most expensive document in history. But a full set iss expensive because it's large. For example this set that costs $2,400 comes in 73 volumes. That's only $33 per volume, so actually kinda cheap. You could buy individual volumes but seeing as you don't actually know what you're looking for that wouldn't make sense either.

You should read the link I sent you, or the recommended books on the other link I sent you.

>Did you mean for posterity's sake??

I made it clear I wasn't trying to insult you. In fact this mistake came out only because I was doing that.

As far as why OP or anyone else in their position shouldn't "get an English Talmud" is unrelated to how intelligent they may or may not be, or more specifically their "command of English."

Non-Jews studying the Talmud is a rather serious prohibition. Furthermore there are problems with studying a nuanced work in a translated version. Lastly the Talmud isn't the sort of work that the uninitiated should study on their own. Especially not to "lookup the rules." The Shulchan Aruch would have been a much better suggestion for a source to "lookup the rules." Or even better, something along the lines of Shaarei Halachah.

>>>Also if you can get an English Talmud

What do you mean by a "Talmud?" You seem to imply an entire set of Shas. The Complete Artscroll English Talmud is currently selling on Amazon for $2,503.84. Assuming the sheer cost isn't a barrier to entry, it is a 73 set volume, so space might be. Kind of a silly suggestion for someone who just wants to determine their status, no? Or maybe you could guide them to the specific tractates that contain discussion of status. Do you which ones they are?

>If her command of English is like yours, you're probably right.

How do you know OP is female? There's nothing to indicate their gender. When gender is unknown there's a third person possessive pronoun we use, and it's not "her." "Did you mean" their??

Furthermore it's a bit rich to lash out at me for a spelling mistake when nearly everything you've submitted to this thread has been wrong. See all of the downvotes. Also see that the majority of comments in this thread are telling you why you're wrong.

To quote Pergamon111:
>Everything you are posting is wrong.... why?

When you say you purchased the Talmud, you mean the whole Talmud? Like this one?

Hmm... It’s almost as though...

>? What happens?

Marriage, in my opinion, requires one testosterone-dominant individual (to protect the family) and one estrogen-dominant individual (to nurture the children).

I am a heterosexual male. By that I mean, if I were given a random choice to have sexual intercourse with an individual with a vagina, or an individual with a penis, then I will choose the individual with a vagina 100% of the time.

I am willing to be tested on this. That was a joke. Never mind.

Anyway, testosterone-dominant individuals tend to be more aggressive than estrogen-dominant ones. That is why the vast majority of psychopaths are male.

If I were a male heterosexual psychopath and no one suspected that, then I would "come out" as gay, and find myself a male partner in crime to marry. I could also find a weak-minded female, as Jerry Sandusky did, but I think that that would be far more difficult. Females, at least in my experience, tend to be smarter about this stuff than males. That is because evolution has made females the experts at caring for children.

After the honeymoon I'd start adopting attractive female children. Can you guess why?

Gay marriage is a slippery slope. Homosexuality does not imply pedophilia but homosexuality gives the pedophiles a wonderful tool to sexually abuse orphans. I do not wish to give them that tool.

\> I do find it disgusting to be against homosexuality though.

Fair enough. I find it disgusting to give pedophiles tools to abuse orphans. I guess I care more about child welfare than those who are A-OK with gay marriage.

\> You are missing the point.

No, I want to do Thunderdome with Judaism and then with Islam. I am betting that Christianity will win. It obviously wins over Islam. I believe that it will win over Judaism, because this:

https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Schottenstein-Talmud-English-Volumes/dp/1578190673

Judaism is too damn hard to understand. I believe that that is probably because all of the rules are concrete.

Christianity boils down to a single word! It's an abstract word, and some humans appear to be unable to understand abstractions. Oh well.

I love the Jewish Study Bible too! To my knowledge, the only similar translation- and really the only modern translation whatsoever- of the Talmud is Artscroll. This is the go-to translation for Talmud scholars in yeshivas everywhere. Luckily it's a very good translation, crowdsourced from many Talmudic scholars all across the world.

I did manage to find a free translation online which uses the standardized page format.

Regarding Artscroll: only Orthodox scholars were involved, and no secular scholarship whatsoever. It's a thoroughly Orthodox translation instead of a "consensus". They're also a bit pricy for the full set.

But luckily you don't need the full set, because it's going to take you your whole life to read it!

Traditionally, the Talmud is not learned in order (probably because the beginning is extremely dull imo). A good starting point is Bava Kama "The First Gate", the beginning of which deals with the different types of animal damages. It's one of my favorite pieces of gemara, honestly. (It's also the page I linked to for the online translation.)

Last thing: you don't want to just read the Talmud, it's not that kind of book. Rabbi Dov Linzer gives a daily class on a single page, and he's been doing it for years. Read the page first, then listen to the class and follow along, then go back and read the page again.

TLDR:

1. free translation
   
2. Artscroll Bava Kama
   
3. Rabbi Dov Linzer
   
   EDIT: Forgot to mention, arrays start at 2. Page 2 is the first page of every book, because reasons. So that is the first video of the series :)