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

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• VerfasserIn: Halivni, David Weiss,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1986
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (164 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; Introduction --; Chapter 1. The Biblical Period --; Chapter 2. The Post-Biblical Period --; Chapter 3. The Mishnaic Period --; Chapter 4. The Amoraic Period --; Chapter 5. The Stammaitic Period --; Chapter 6. The Gemara as Successor of Midrash --; Chapter 7. The Legacy of the Stammaim --; Appendix: On the Lack of Uniformity in the Use of the Word “Halakhoth” --; Notes --; General Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674419315; 9783110353488; 9783110353532; 9783110442212
• DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674419315
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: David Weiss 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. Halivini chronicles the persistence of justificatory Midrash, the culmination of its development in Gemara in the fifth and sixth centuries, and its continuation down through the ages.