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Law and Truth in Biblical and Rabbinic Literature Chaya T. Halberstam
Law and Truth in Biblical and Rabbinic Literature
Chaya T. Halberstam
Shows that early rabbinic jurisprudence is characterized by fundamental uncertainty. This book argues that while the Hebrew Bible created a sense of confidence and transparency before the law, the rabbis complicated paths to knowledge and undermined the stability of personal status and ownership, and notions of guilt or innocence.
208 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 26, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780253354112 |
| Publishers | Indiana University Press |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 162 × 239 × 51 mm · 508 g |