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by sethg 5859 days ago
Even though the Talmud is a religious document, the discussions in it cover a wide range of topics, including theology, ritual law, civil law (which, for observant Jews, is religious), medicine, demonology, funny stories about what happened when Rabbi So-and-So got drunk, etc., etc. It’s like fifth-century Usenet.