The Tilted Balance: Early Rabbinic Perceptions of God's Justice
The fundamental biblical and rabbinic principle for the application of justice is lex talionis or "measure for measure" (מדה כנגד מדה). The balance represented in this formulation is a requirement for human judicial proceedings. Beyond this, it serves in early rabbinic texts as the basis f...
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Eisenbrauns
2004
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Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 2004, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 223-240 |
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