TY - BOOK AU - Saiman,Chaim N. TI - Halakhah: the Rabbinic idea of law T2 - Library of Jewish ideas SN - 9780691210858 AV - BM521 .S25 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Jewish law KW - Jews KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - Judaism N1 - 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 ER -