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Chaya T. Halberstam - Law and Truth in Biblical and Rabbinic Literature - 9780253354112 - V9780253354112
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Law and Truth in Biblical and Rabbinic Literature

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Description for Law and Truth in Biblical and Rabbinic Literature hardcover. Shows that early rabbinic jurisprudence is characterized by fundamental uncertainty. This book argues that while the Hebrew Bible created a sense of confidence and transparency before the law, the rabbis complicated paths to knowledge and undermined the stability of personal status and ownership, and notions of guilt or innocence. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRJS; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 51. Weight in Grams: 508.

How can humans ever attain the knowledge required to administer and implement divine law and render perfect justice in this world? Contrary to the belief that religious law is infallible, Chaya T. Halberstam shows that early rabbinic jurisprudence is characterized by fundamental uncertainty. She argues that while the Hebrew Bible created a sense of confidence and transparency before the law, the rabbis complicated the paths to knowledge and undermined the stability of personal status and ownership, and notions of guilt or innocence. Examining the facts of legal judgments through midrashic discussions of the law and evidence, Halberstam discovers that rabbinic ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253354112
SKU
V9780253354112
Shipping Time
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99-1

About Chaya T. Halberstam
Chaya T. Halberstam is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana University Bloomington.

Reviews for Law and Truth in Biblical and Rabbinic Literature
fix this. Precedent for reining in the reach of religious authorities . . . exists very far back in the Jewish legal tradition, or so argues Indiana University's Chaya T. Halberstam in Law and Truth in Biblical and Rabbinic Literature (Indiana, February). The Torah may posit religious law that can be applied to human conduct, but the earliest rabbis, in ... Read more

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