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

By David Weiss Halivni

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
1986
ISBN
9780674419315, 9780674419308
DOI
10.4159/harvard.9780674419315
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8727667 bytes)
Edition
Reprint 2014
Pages
164\176
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 11:09:10

Description

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.

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