Twisting words: does Halakhah really circumvent scripture?

A foundational text in the study of Tannaitic Midrash and Halakhah, Sifre Deuteronomy 122 is a list of places where Halakhah ̔qpt scripture. This word, ̔qpt, has long been understood to mean ‘circumvent’, ‘bypass’ or ‘belie’, and the pericope has been read as a list of places where ‘Halakhah circumv...

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Main Author: Gvaryahu, Amit (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Liverpool University Press [2017]
In: Journal of Jewish studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 260–283
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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