Excerpt from New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud, Vol. 10: Original Text, Edited, Corrected, Formulated, and Translated Into English; Section Jurisprudence (Damages); Tracts Abuda Zara and Horioth

Mishna IV. In a City where the idol is placed, interfering is forbidden inside, but not outside. If, during an idol festival in the city, some stores were there decorated, one must not buy, etc. The following are for bidden to be sold to the heathens; Fir-cones, etc. We have a tradition that the tract Aboda Zara of Abraham the patriarch contained four hundred chap ters, etc. Where it is customary to sell small cattle to heathens it is lawful to do so, etc. One must not sell to them bears, lions, and all such things, by which the people can be injured, etc. I walked in the upper market of Ciporas, and I met one of the minim, named Jacob, Of the Village of Sac hania. So taught Josa B. Southyra, etc. (see foot-note, p. The legend of Eliazer ben Durdaya The leech hath two daughters (crying), Give, give, i.e. Minunism - and the government, which are never satisfied, etc. Raba sold an ass to an Israelite who was suspected of selling it to a heathen, etc. He who occupies himself with the Torah, but does not observe bestowing of favors, is Similar to him who denies God. The Legend of Eliezer b. Sarta and Chamina b. Tradion when captured by government, p. 29, 30. How Chanina was burned together with the holy scrolls, and what became of his Wife and daughter, p. 31, 32. The redeeming of latter by R. Mair (baal Hanes), p. 33. Happy is he who conquers his evil spirit, as a heroic man, etc. It is advisable to divide one's years into three parts one-third for the study Of Scripture, the second Mishna, and the third Tal mud, etc. R. Aqiba when he saw the Wife of Tornus Rupers, he laughed and wept, etc. Houses must not be rented to the heathens in Palestine, etc. One must not rent his bath - house to a heathen, but how is it to a Samaritan?

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