An Introduction to the History and Sources of Jewish Law

N. S. Hecht; B. S. Jackson; S. M. Passamaneck; D. Piattelli; A. M. Rabello

ISBN 10: 0198262264 / ISBN 13: 9780198262268

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1996

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As new in d/w with very slight edge rubbing. "providing teachers with the essential background material".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to the History and Sources of Jewish Law
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198262264
• ISBN 13: 9780198262268
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 860 grams

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Synopsis

Jewish law has a history stretching from the early period to the modern State of Israel, encompassing the Talmud, Geonic and later codifications, the Spanish Golden Age, medieval and modern response, the Holocaust and modern reforms. Fifteen distinct periods are separately studied in this volume, each one by a leading specialist, and the emphasis throughout is on the development of the institutions and sources of the law, providing teachers with the essential background material from which a variety of sources, from many different perspectives, may be taught. Most chapters are written to a common plan, with treatment of the political background of the period and the nature of Jewish judicial autonomy, the character (literary and legal) of the sources, the legal practice of the period, its principal authorities, and examples of characteristic features of the substantive law (especially in family law).

About the Author

B.S. Jackson is Queen Victoria Professor of Law at Liverpool University. S.M. Passamaneck is Professor of Rabbinic Literature, Hebrew Union College at The Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles. Alfredo Rabello is Professor of Comparative Law and Legal History and Director of the Sacher Institute of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.