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Pirke Aboth

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

E . sayings of the Fathers), the name given to a collection of aphorisms in the manner of Jesus the Son of Sirach by 60 doctors learned in the Jewish law, representative of their teaching, and giving the gist of it; they inculcate the importance of familiarity with the words of the Law.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pirke Aboth'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/pirke-aboth.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.