An Introduction to the History and Sources of Jewish Law (Publication (Boston University. Institute of Jewish Law), No. 22.) (Publication / The Institute of Jewish Law, Boston University)

by Daniela Piattelli (Editor), Alfredo Rabello (Editor), B.S. Jackson (Editor), N. S. Hecht (Editor), S. M. Passamaneck (Editor)

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  Paperback
  1993

  $119.75

  This volume studies 15 distinct periods of Jewish law, and emphasizes the development of the institutions and sources of the law. Each chapter examines the political background of the period in question, the nature of Jewish judicial autonomy, and the character of the sources.