>>21227689 (pb)
No, the Talmud was written while in exile in Babylon. So why would I read the writings of a bunch of wannabes who were sent into exile for fucking up?
Funny thing about that, when Cyrus let them go and even provided assets for them to do so, how many out of probably millions actually went? About 50K? Why so few? What is gold refined 7 times?
Oh, and rabbis didn't exist until AFTER captivity. They had priests, who fucked up as well with very few exceptions. Power corrupts, even back then.