Punishment and freedom
Subtitle: the rabbinic construction of criminal law
By: Devora Steinmetz.
Series: Divinations
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780812240689
Subjects: Criminal law (Jewish law) -- Interpretation and construction
Description: "In Punishment and Freedom, Devora Steinmetz offers a fresh look at classical rabbinic texts about criminal law from the perspective of legal and moral philosophy. Steinmetz holds that the criminal and judicial procedures they describe were never designed to be applied in a real state. Rather, these texts deal with broader philosophical, theological, and ethical conceptions of the law. Punishment and Freedom is a valuable guide through talmudic discourse for scholars of Jewish thought, early Christianity, and legal philosophy."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Ḥeneq and the nature of law -- Noachide law -- Legal principles and prohibitions -- Murder and the social response to wrongdoing -- And live by them: Paul and the rabbis -- Law, responsibility, and transformation.

Includes bibliographical references and index.