This event is in the past.It took place on April 22, 2026 at Encina Commons.
The Talmud's Strange Tales: Adventures in Interpretation with James Redfield
At Encina Commons
Stanford
The Talmud isn't all dense legal arguments: it also features rabbis battling giant monsters and chasing biblical relics. James Redfield unpacks these wild, perplexing stories and how readers from medieval scholars to modern academics have wrestled with their strangeness.
Academic lecture
Jewish studies
Literary analysis
Ancient storytelling
Tips
📚new book release from 2025
🤔bring curiosity about weird ancient texts
The Talmud's Strange Tales: Adventures in Interpretation with James Redfield
At Encina Commons
Stanford
The Talmud isn't all dense legal arguments: it also features rabbis battling giant monsters and chasing biblical relics. James Redfield unpacks these wild, perplexing stories and how readers from medieval scholars to modern academics have wrestled with their strangeness.
Academic lecture
Jewish studies
Literary analysis
Ancient storytelling
Tips
📚new book release from 2025
🤔bring curiosity about weird ancient texts
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