Contents

PAGE

INTRODUCTION.

     1.

THE NATURE OF THE TRACTATE IN GENERAL

vii

     2.

ITS RELATION TO THE TEACHING OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

xi

     3.

THE RELATION OF THE MISHNA AND THE TOSEPHTA

xiv

     4.

THE AUTHORITIES FOR THE TEXT IN EACH CASE

xvii

     5.

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL

xviii

     6.

A SYNOPSIS OF THE CONTENTS OF THE TRACTATE IN BOTH MISHNA AND TOSEPHTA

xx

     7.

AN INDEX TO THE TOSEPHTA AS ARRANGED IN THIS VOLUME

xxv

TRANSLATION AND NOTES

1

INDICES.

     1.

THE NAMES OF RABBIS MENTIONED, WITH DATES

91

     2.

GENERAL

92

     3.

HOLY SCRIPTURE, AND OTHER EARLY LITERATURE

94