Studies in the Judicial Methodology of Rabbi David ibn Abi Zimra (Studies in Judaism)

Morell, Samuel

ISBN 10: 0761827072 / ISBN 13: 9780761827078

Published by University Press Of America, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Studies in the Judicial Methodology of Rabbi David ibn Abi Zimra (Studies in Judaism)
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761827072
• ISBN 13: 9780761827078
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This work investigates Rabbi David ibn Abi Zimra (Radbaz), a leading 16th century rabbinic authority who assumed the role of rendering 'just' decisions, which were occasionally at the expense of conventional law. The author explores Radbaz's decision-making in terms of his insight into the broader purposes of codified law, sensitivity, and overall rationality.

About the Author

Samuel Morell is Associate Professor, Binghamton University (SUNY). This is his second book on the judicial methodology of sixteenth-century Sephardic rabbinic legalists.