Credit and Usury in Jewish Society in the Mishnah and Talmud / / Ben Zion Rosenfeld.
Credit is the oxygen of every society. In many cases we wonder why the rabbis prohibit certain business credit transactions considering them usury. The writer uses literary and epigraphic sources to decipher the rabbinic approach. This book shows how rabbinic legislation innovatively expand the Tora...
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| Superior document: | Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2024 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2024. ©2024 |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2024.
The Brill Reference Library of Judaism ; 75. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (266 pages) :; illustrations. |
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| Summary: | Credit is the oxygen of every society. In many cases we wonder why the rabbis prohibit certain business credit transactions considering them usury. The writer uses literary and epigraphic sources to decipher the rabbinic approach. This book shows how rabbinic legislation innovatively expand the Torah prohibition of usury in loans to all fields of credit. It is a pioneering inquiry regarding rabbinic literature compiled under Roman and Sasanid rule, helping to fill the void in research concerning credit. It also distinguishes various kinds of credit differentiating credit of money for money, or products, exposing the ramifications of the rabbinic legislation. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004681965 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Ben Zion Rosenfeld. |