Halakhah: the rabbinic idea of law

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I. THE NATURE OF HALAKHAH -- 1 The Idea of Halakhah -- 2 Non-Applied Law -- 3 Halakhah and Governance -- 4 Halakhah as Torah -- PART II. TALMUDIC READINGS -- Introduction to Part II -- 5 Halak...

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Main Author: Saiman, Chaim N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Princeton Princeton University Press 2018
In:Year: 2018
Reviews:[Rezension von: Saiman, Chaim N., Halakhah : the rabbinic idea of law] (2020) (Milgram, Jonathan S., 1971 -)
Series/Journal:Library of Jewish Ideas Ser. v.2
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Halacha
Further subjects:B Electronic books
Online Access: Volltext (Aggregator)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I. THE NATURE OF HALAKHAH -- 1 The Idea of Halakhah -- 2 Non-Applied Law -- 3 Halakhah and Governance -- 4 Halakhah as Torah -- PART II. TALMUDIC READINGS -- Introduction to Part II -- 5 Halakhah as Theology -- 6 Halakhah as Education -- 7 Halakhah as Aggadah -- 8 Thinking Legally -- PART III. BETWEEN TORAH AND LAW: HALAKHAH IN THE POST-TALMUDIC PERIOD -- Introduction to Part III -- 9 Transitioning to Law -- 10 The Idea of Halakhah in the Codes -- 11 The Idea of Halakhah in Responsa -- 12 Halakhah's Empire: The Yeshiva and the House of Brisk -- 13 The State of Halakhah and the Halakhah of the State -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Notes -- Further Readings -- Index.
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ISBN:0691184364