Includes indexes. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-155)
The biblical period -- The post-biblical period -- The Mishnaic period -- The Amoraic period -- The Stammaitic period -- The Gemara as successor of Midrash -- The legacy of the Stammaim