Halakhah : the Rabbinic idea of law /

Saiman, Chaim N.

Halakhah : the Rabbinic idea of law / Chaim N. Saiman. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2020. - xiv, 296 p. - Library of Jewish ideas . - Library of Jewish ideas. .

Reprint. Originally published: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. The nature of Halakhah -- The idea of Halakhah -- Non-applied law -- Halakhah and governance -- Halakhah as Torah -- Part II. Talmudic readings -- Halakhah as theology -- Halakhah as education -- Halakhah as Aggadah -- Thinking legally -- Part III. Between Torah and law : Halakhah in the post-Talmudic period -- Transitioning to law -- The idea of Halakhah in the codes -- The idea of Halakhah in responsa -- Halakhah's empire : the Yeshiva and the house of Brisk -- The state of Halakhah and the Halakhah of the state -- Glossary.

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Jewish law.
Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.
Judaism.

BM521 / .S25 2020