Jewish Law: History, Sources, Principles/ Ha-Mishpat Ha-Ivri. In Four Volumes.

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Small quartos, blue cloth with gold lettering, lxxxiv, 474, 16 pp., glossary + xl, 475-1014, 16 + xl, 1015-1572, 16 +nxxxiv, 1573-2231 pp., Cross Regerence Table - The Mishneh Torah and the Shulkhan Aruck, Additional Comparisons of the Language and Style of the Mishneh Torah. the Turim, and the Shulhan Arukh, A Listing of the Most Widely Known Compilations of Responsa, glossary, bibliography, index of souces, subject index Volume I: Part One: The History and Elements of Jewish Law, and Part Two: The Legal Sources of Jewish Law. Section 1L Exegesis and Interpretation. Volume II Part Two (continued) The Legal Sources of Jewish Law. Section 2: Legislation, Custom, Precedent, and Legal Reasoning. Volume Three: The Literary Sources of Jewish Law. Volume IV: Part Four: Jewish Law in the State of Israel, and Appendixes, Glossary, Bibliography, Indexes. Translated from the Hebrew by Bernard Auerbach and Melvin J. Sykes. Seller Inventory # 97381

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A Philip and Muriel Berman Edition; Translated from the Hebrew by Bernard Auerbach and Melvin Sykes

Justice Menachem Elon’s classic text surveys the panorama of Jewish law from biblical times to contemporary Israel. The result is the most definitive record to date of a unique legal system that integrates criminal, civil, and religious law to form a unified whole of unprecedented range. This four-volume set is an essential resource for academic, legal, and personal libraries.

Language Notes: Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Hebrew

Bibliographic Details

Title: Jewish Law: History, Sources, Principles/ ...
Publisher: The Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Hardbound
Condition: Very Good