An Introduction to the History and Sources of Jewish Law (Publication (Boston University. Institute of Jewish Law), No. 22.)
Contributors: N. S. Hecht (Editor); B. S. Jackson (Editor); S. M. Passamaneck (Editor); D. Piattelli (Editor); A. M. Rabello (Editor)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: May 7, 1996
Language: eng
Number of pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9780198262626
First sentence: The biblical period of Jewish Law dates from the mid-second millenium to the fourth century B.C.E.
Description: 15 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.