Saiman, Chaim N. <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/> Reprint. Originally published: 2018. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691210858 0691210853 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jewish law.<br/>Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.<br/>Judaism.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BM521  / .S25 2020