An Introduction to the History and Sources of Jewish Law by N... - 9780198262626

An Introduction to the History and Sources of Jewish LawAuthor(s): N. S. Hecht, B. S. Jackson, S. M. Passamaneck, Daniela Piattelli, Alfredo Rabello\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Oxford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780198262626, 978-0198262626\nSynopsis\nJewish law has a history stretching from the early period to the modern State of Israel, encompassing the Talmud, Geonic and later codifications, the Spanish Golden Age, medieval and modern response, the Holocaust and modern reforms. Fifteen distinct periods are separately studied in this volume, each one by a leading specialist, and the emphasis throughout is on the development of the institutions and sources of the law, providing teachers with the essential background material from which a variety of sources, from many different perspectives, may be taught. Most chapters are written to a common plan, with treatment of the political background of the period and the nature of Jewish j.