I strongly encourage any WN who believes any of this to get an actual hard copy of the Talmud(don't trust CD's or DVD's) and read it for yourself. Some libraries carry it. You can also ask at a synagogue to read their copy. If you tell them you are a student of religion, they might let you read it. They won't let you take it home. It's a long work, so give yourself plenty of time to read it.  Make sure it is a Hebrew copy too and not an English translation. The real deal, not the translation for the Goyim to read.