Soferim (Talmud)
Masekhet Soferim " Treatise of the scribes " (also Hilkhot Soferim or Baraita de - Soferim ) is a so-called außerkanonischer tractate of the Babylonian Talmud, and is usually printed in its annex behind the order Nesikin.
It deals with the rules when writing a Torah scroll and the Bible reading.
The treatise comes about from the second half of the 8th century and survives in two versions: one in Palestine (the usual version) and a Babylonian version (the latter not fully preserved).
In some points Soferim contradicts the Talmudic Halacha and has prevailed in it.
Literature (selection )
- Johann Krengel, articles soferim, in: Jewish Encyclopedia, Berlin 1927, Vol IV / 2
- Hermann L. Strack and Günter Stemberger: Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash. 7th edition, Beck, Munich 1982