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Apprentice: A Novel Of Love, The Talmud, And Sorcery (2012)

by Maggie Anton(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0452298091 (ISBN13: 9780452298095)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Plume

series

Rav Hisda's Daughter

review 1: Maggie Anton writes wonderful works of fiction. Her first series, Rashi's Daughters, has an impact on all Jewish women today. In this newer series, we watch the main character grow up the daughter of a famous rabbi in 3rd century Babylon. She is allowed to listen into her father's text classes and learns mishnah with her grandfather. She is asked an important question by her father about matrimony, which of two scholars would she choose to answer. Her answer might surprise you! It surprised her! This book teaches much about every day life for Jewish women (and young women) in 3rd century Babylon and in the land of Israel. It is well worth the read.
review 2: This new series takes us farther back in history to the Babalonian exhile of the Jews and the beginning ... moreof the Rabbinic era. Anton's reasearch is so amazing! It is fscinating to see how the Persians and the Jews lived. The descriptions of the journeys back and forth between Babylonia and Palestina are particularly fascinating. The background is the wars between Rome and Persia, the beginning of Christanity, explantions of Zororastrianism, but most of all the Talmud. Took a little time to get into, but by page 100 I was hooked.If you like historical fiction, this is filled with real people and events, including Rav Hisda's daughter! less

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