Hey folks... I'm just wondering if anyone knows if there are any reference rules for quoting the Talmud, and if so, what they would be.
For example, I've got a quote from the Babylonian Talmud, Volume 2 (Shabbat), Chapter 1, Section 1:1. how would I go about footnoting this in a paper?
Thanks! 
"Abbreviations distinguish the versions of the Talmudic tractates: y. for Jerusalem and b. for Babylonian. A prefixed t. denotes the tractates of the
Tosefta and an m. those of the Mishnah. A prefixed bar. denotes a baraita
(an authoritative Tannaitic rule external to the Mishnah). When citing the
Mishnah, a colon separates the chapter from the paragraph (i.e., mishnah);
thus, m. Ber. 1:1. The standard way to cite the Talmud is by folio and side (a
or b); "
SBL Handbook of Style
Thus:
m. Šabb 1:1
(If I understand you correctly and you want to cite the passage that contains the parable of the pauper standing outside)
Great! Thanks David!
Thank you, David; further, can you tell me how to cite "Ecclesiastes Rabbah"?
Thank you, David; further, can you tell me how to cite "Ecclesiastes Rabbah"?
Eccl. Rab.
in italics.
Thus Portion one Paragraph 7:
Eccl. Rab. 1:7
Thanks very much!
Shalom David! My husband and I are finishing up a book which includes quotes and citations from the Talmud. Is this an appropriate Bibliographic reference?
Koren Noé Talmud. Sanhedrin 98a. The William Davidson digital edition of the Koren Noé Talmud, with commentary by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz Even-Israel. Digital. https://www.korenpub.com
Andrea
I don't think David will respond to a 7 year old thread in a rarely visited forum. Please rephrase your query and post to the General forum.
Dave
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