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vine shall give its fruit," which is to be interpreted thus : " The vine will give its fruit to the seed of peace " (Is- rael). R. Jose the Galilean said : When the Messiah shall come to Israel, he will begin with peace, as it is written [Is. lii. 7] : " How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger of good tidings, that pub- lisheth peace, that announceth tidings of happiness, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth." He also said : Great is peace, because even wars are waged for the sake of peace, as it is written [Deut. XX. 10] : " When thou comest nigh unto a city to make war against it, then summon it with the word of peace." R. Jehoshua said : In the future the Holy One, blessed be He, will uphold the righteous with peace, as it is written [Is. xxvi. 3] : " The confiding mind wilt thou keep in perfect peace ; because he trusteth in thee." Again he said : Great is peace, because it accompanies the living as well as the dead — the living, as it is written [Exod. iv. 18] : " And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace " ; the dead, as it is written [Gen. xv. 15] : " But thou shalt come to thy fathers in peace." TRACT DERECH ERETZ— ZUTA. 33 R. Jehoshua of Sachnin said in the name of R. Levi : Great is peace, in that all the benedictions and prayers conclude with " peace." The reading of Shema we con- clude with " peace," " and spread the tent of thy peace " ; the blessing of the priests concludes with peace, '' and give thee peace " ; and the eighteen benedictions con- clude : '* Blessed be thou, master of peace." Said R. Jehoshua b. Levi : The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Israel, You have caused me to destroy my house and to exile my children, now pray for peace and I will forgive you, as it is written [Ps. cxxii. 6] : " Pray ye for the peace of Jerusalem." Therefore he who loves peace, runs after peace, offers peace, and an- swers peace, the Holy One, blessed be He, will make him inherit the life of this world and the life of the world to come, as it is written [Ps. xxxvii. 11]: '* But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves be- cause of the abundance of peace." END OF TRACT DERECH ERETZ—RABBA AND ZUTA. 3 NEW EDITION OF THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD BY DR. MICHAEL L. RODKINSON SECTION MOED (FESTIVALS) COMPLETE, consisting of the following volumes : Vol. I. Tract Sabbath, first ten chapters, pp. xxxv+i88. Vol. II. Tract Sabbath (continued), fourteen chapters, pp. xxxvi-xlvii + 189-390. Vol. III. Tract Erubin, pp. xvi + 252. Vol. IV. Tracts Shekalim and Rosh Hashana, Hebrew and English, pp. xliv; English, 104; Hebrew, 66. Vol. V. Tract Pesachim, pp. xii4- 264. Vol. VI. Tracts Yomah and Hagiga: Yomah, pp. xx+ 148; Hagiga, pp. vi + 54. VoL VII. Tracts Betzah, Succah and Moed Katan: Betzah, pp. xiv + 78; Succah, pp. x + 93; Moed Katan, pp. iv + 46. Vol. VIII. Tracts Taanith, Megilla, and Ebel Rabbathi (with Editor's own commentary): Taanith, pp. xiv + 94; Megilla, pp. vi + 90; Ebel Rabbathi, pp. iv + 62. Price $3.00 per vol. net. Tract Shekalim, separate edition, Hebrew and English (with Editor's own commentary on both), unbound. Price $1.50. Section Jurisprudence (Damages), Volume I. Ethics of Judaism (Tracts Aboth, Aboth of R. Nathan, Derech Eretz Rabba, and Zuta). Jtist published; succeeding volumes in press. History of Amulets, Charms and Talismans ; a historical in- vestigation into their Nature and Origin. By M. L. Rodkinson. Pp. x + 93. Price $3.00. NEW TALMUD PUBLISHING CO. 100 BOYLSTON ST.. BOSTON Princeton Theological Seminary Libraries 1 1012 01249 6909