Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara : : The Jewish Predilection for Justified Law /

Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara : : The Jewish Predilection for Justified Law / / David Halivni.

An eminent authority on the Talmud offers here an analysis of classical rabbinic texts that illuminates the nature of Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara, and highlights a fundamental characteristic of Jewish law. Midrash is firmly based on-draws its support from-Scripture. It thus projects the idea that l...

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Halivni, David,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022]
©1986
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (176 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Biblical Period
  • 2. The Post-Biblical Period
  • 3. The Mishnaic Period
  • 4. The Amoraic Period
  • 5. The Stammaitic Period
  • 6. The Gemara as Successor of Midrash
  • 7. The Legacy of the Stammaim
  • Appendix: On the Lack of Uniformity in the Use of the Word "Halakhoth,,
  • Notes
  • Index of Passages Cited
  • General Index

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