A unique introductory formula in the Jewish bill

The standard formula for the introduction of a bill normally reads, "It is known to us the undersigned." Yet in some of the Ashkenazic bills of betrothal from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, we find an unusual variation: "We the undersigned have been appointed arbitrators and...

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Subtitles:על נוסחת פתיחה ייחודית בשטרות
Main Author: Rivlin, Yôsēf (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:Hebrew
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Published: College 2002
In: Hebrew Union College annual / Jewish Institute of Religion
Year: 2002, Volume: 73, Pages: 79-96
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
Further subjects:B Form criticism
B Jewish literature

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