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Research links
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Vetus Testamentum Meum, here
Corpus Iuris Canonci, here.
Canonical & Roman Legal History, here. |
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Overview
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Master Page on Jewish Law
This page introduces the Jewish legal tradition to students of canon law and orients them to initial studies thereof.
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Background |
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My Reading |
Completed:
• Charles Kent (American Protestant, 1867-1925), Israel's Laws and Legal Precedents, (Scribner's, 1907) 301 pp. ▪ Notes: After some 50 pages of introduction, mostly a convenient grouping of Primitive, Deuteronomic, Priestly, and other Codes on a wide variety of topics. ≡ Kent biograph.
• Ignatius Hunt (American Benedictine/Anglican, 1920-1993), The World of the Patriarchs, (Prentice Hall, 1966) 178 pp. ▪ ≡ Hunt biograph.
• Ze’ev Falk (German-Israeli, 1923-1998), Hebrew Law in Biblical Times [1964], (Brighman Young / Eisenbrauns, 2° ed., 2001) 241 pp. ▪ Notes: Excellent overview. ≡ Falk biograph.
• Jacob Neusner (American rabbi, 1932-2016), Invitation to the Talmud: a Teaching Book, (Harper & Row, 1973) 263 pp. ▪ Notes: Good overview with an extended sample of Talmudic analysis. ≡ Neusner biograph.
• David Amram (American lawyer, 1866-1939), Leading Cases in the Bible, (Greenstone, 1905) 220 pp. ▪ Notes: Good orientation book to some 20 famous legal episodes (including a few not thought of legal but bearing legal analysis). ≡ Amram biograph.
• Roland Murphy (American Carmelite, 1917-2002), Responses to 101 Questions on the Biblical Torah: Reflections on the Pentatuch, (Paulist, 1996) 126 pp.
Underway:
• Y. Danziger & A. Biderman, eds., Talmud Bavli, Introduction to the Talmud: History, Personalities, and Background, The Schottenstein/Shimoff Edition, (Mesorah/Artscroll, 2019) 624 pp.
• Joseph Blenkinsopp (English layman, 1927-), The Pentateuch: an Introduction to the First Five Books of the Bible, (Doubleday, 1992) 273 pp. ▪ ≡ Blenkinsopp biograph.
• Hans Jochen Boecker (German Protestant, 1928-), Law and the Administration of Justice in the Old Testament and Ancient East, (Augsburg, 1980) 224 pp., anon. trans. of Boecker, Recht und Gesetz im Alten Testament und im Alten Orient (1976). ▪ ≡ Boecker biograph.
• Mendell Lewittes (American rabbi, 1912-1994), Jewish Law: An Introduction, (Jason Arons, 1994) 298 pp.
• Louis Epstein (Lithuanian/American rabbi, 1887-1949), Marriage Laws in the Bible and the Talmud, (Harvard, 1942) 362 pp. ▪ ≡ Epstein biograph, here, or American Academy for Jewish Research 18 (1948-1949) xix-xxii.
Queued:
• Hermann Strack (German Protestant, 1848-1922), Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash [1887], (Atheneum, rev. ed., 1969) 364 pp. ▪ ≡ Strack biograph.
• Aaron Schreiber (=, =), Jewish Law and Decision-Making: a Study through Time, (Temple Univ. 1979) 440 pp.
Considering:
• Edward Sanders (American Protestant, 1937-), Jewish Law from Jesus to the Mishnah, (Trinity, 1990) 404 pp. ▪ ≡ Sanders biograph.
Other:
S. Greengus, q.v. “Law in the OT”, in The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, (Abingdon, 1976) Supp. vol. at 532-537.
M. Selman, q.v. “Law”, in Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, (InterVarsity, 2000) 497-515.
D. Balás & D. Bingham, “Patristic exegesis of the books of the Bible”, in W. Farmer, ed., The International Biblical Commentary, (Liturgical Press, 1998) 64-70.
W. Harrelson, q.v. “Law in the OT”, in ee.vv., The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, (Abingdon, 1962) 77-89.
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Main divisions of Jewish law |
In the first place stands the Torah.
The Torah, written, is the Pentateuch, i.e., Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
The Torah, oral, is
▪ Review: =. Notes: =. ≡ = biograph.
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Video lectures on Oral Torah |
Recommended for beginners
Thirteen Principles of Torah Elucidation, main page. • Source and Meaning of the Oral Torah, 20 min., here. • Rules One and Two, 20 min., here. • Rules Three to Seven, 27 min., here. • Rules Eight to Eleven, 27 min., here. • Rules Twelve and Thirteen, 22 min., here.
Rabbi Dr. J. D. Bleich (American rabbi, 1936-), ≡ Bleich biograph. Suggested for intermediate or advanced students
Rabbi Dr. J. D. Bleich, lec. Klalei Horaah, 1:13, here. Rabbi Dr. J. D. Bleich, writ. Sefaria, here.
Rabbi Herschel Schachter, lec. History of the Torah She'be'al Peh, 1:03, ONE Rabbi Herschel Schachter, lec. History of the Torah She'be'al Peh, TWO Rabbi Herschel Schachter, lec. History of the Torah She'be'al Peh, THREE Rabbi Herschel Schachter, lec. History of the Torah She'be'al Peh, FOUR Rabbi Herschel Schachter, lec. History of the Torah She'be'al Peh, FIVE Rabbi Herschel Schachter, lec. History of the Torah She'be'al Peh, SIX Rabbi Herschel Schachter, lec. History of the Torah She'be'al Peh, SEVEN Rabbi Herschel Schachter, lec. History of the Torah She'be'al Peh, EIGHT Rabbi Herschel Schachter, lec. History of the Torah She'be'al Peh, NINE
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Hebrew study |
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Orientations and background |
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User notes |
There might be editions of works that pre-date or post-date those cited herein. Reviews and Notes are grey-highlighted, on-line biographical information is underlined blue-linked, and matters in green highlights are of special interest. Yellow highlights are cautions for users, while the markers "=", "≠", and "≈" are placeholders for use by webmaster. |
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Abbreviations on this page might include: |
AAS CCC CLD CLSA Comm. |
Acta Apostolicae Sedis (1909 et seq.) Catechism of the Catholic Church (1997) Canon Law Digest (beginning 1933) Canon Law Society of America Commentary (≠ Communicationes) |
DDC DMC NCE NCE2 QLD |
Dictionnaire de Droit Canonique (1935-1965) Dictionarium Morale et Canonicum (1962-1968) New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967) New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2° ed. (2003) Quinque Libri Decretalium (1234) |
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