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From Mesopotamia to the Mishnah: Tannaitic Inheritance Law in its Legal and Social Contexts (Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism)

Jonathan S. Milgram

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Description:In this study, Jonathan S. Milgram demonstrates that the transformation of inheritance law from the biblical to the tannaitic period is best explained against the backdrop of the legal and social contexts in which the tannaitic laws were formulated. Employing text and source critical methods, he argues that, in the absence of the hermeneutic underpinnings for tannaitic innovations, the laws were not the result of the rabbinic imagination and its penchant for inventive interpretation of Scripture. Turning to the rich repositories in biblical, ancient near eastern, Second Temple, Greek, Elephantine, Judean desert, and Roman sources, the author searches for conceptual parallels and antecedents as well as formulae and terminology adopted and adapted by the tannaim. Since the tannaitic traditions reflect the social and economic contexts of the tannaitic period - the nuclear family on privatized landholdings in urban centers - the author also considers the degree to which tannaitic inheritance laws may have emerged out of these contexts.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with From Mesopotamia to the Mishnah: Tannaitic Inheritance Law in its Legal and Social Contexts (Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism). To get started finding From Mesopotamia to the Mishnah: Tannaitic Inheritance Law in its Legal and Social Contexts (Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In this study, Jonathan S. Milgram demonstrates that the transformation of inheritance law from the biblical to the tannaitic period is best explained against the backdrop of the legal and social contexts in which the tannaitic laws were formulated. Employing text and source critical methods, he argues that, in the absence of the hermeneutic underpinnings for tannaitic innovations, the laws were not the result of the rabbinic imagination and its penchant for inventive interpretation of Scripture. Turning to the rich repositories in biblical, ancient near eastern, Second Temple, Greek, Elephantine, Judean desert, and Roman sources, the author searches for conceptual parallels and antecedents as well as formulae and terminology adopted and adapted by the tannaim. Since the tannaitic traditions reflect the social and economic contexts of the tannaitic period - the nuclear family on privatized landholdings in urban centers - the author also considers the degree to which tannaitic inheritance laws may have emerged out of these contexts.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with From Mesopotamia to the Mishnah: Tannaitic Inheritance Law in its Legal and Social Contexts (Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism). To get started finding From Mesopotamia to the Mishnah: Tannaitic Inheritance Law in its Legal and Social Contexts (Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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