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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halivni, David Weiss, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish law--Philosophy.

RELIGION / Judaism / General.

Local Subjects:

Jewish law--Philosophy.

RELIGION / Judaism / General.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Reprint 2014

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

0-674-41931-6

OCLC:

1013954121