This volume, the second of a five-volume edition of the third order of the Jerusalem Talmud, deals in part I (Soṭah) with the ordeal of the wife suspected of adultery (Num 5) and the role of Hebrew in the Jewish ritual. Part II (Nedarim) is concerned with Korban and similar expressions, vows and their consequences, and vows of women (Num 30).

Presented as a graphical exegesis. Neusner (religious studies, U. of South Florida) offers an outline form of a previous translation by Tzvee Zahavy, intending to thereby show how the Talmud is structured as an orderly and rational document. The author's own actual commentary is limited to a preface

Explores what is meant by the concept of religion.