The pluralistic halakhah : legal innovations in the late second commonwealth and rabbinic periods

The pluralistic halakhah : legal innovations in the late second commonwealth and rabbinic periods / by Paul Heger.

This study examines by a meticulous analysis of abundant rabbinic citations the pluralism of the Halakhah in the pre-70 period which stands in contrast to the fixed Halakhah of later periods. The Temple's destruction provoked, for political motives, the initiation of this significant shift, whi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heger, Paul, 1924-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 2003.
Series:Studia Judaica (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ; Bd. 22.
Subjects:
Jewish law.
Judaism > History.
RELIGION > Judaism > General.
Jewish law
Judaism
Halacha.
Interpretatie.
Rabbijnse literatuur.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • The tension between tradition : an[d] interpretation
  • Characteristics of rabbinic decision-making
  • Is there a system in rabbinic decision-making?
  • The development of the Halakhic system pre- and post-destruction
  • Conclusion.

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