A Living Tree, livre ebook
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621
pages
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English
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Ebooks
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2012
Écrit par
Elliot N. Dorff
Arthur Rossett
Publié par
State University of New York Press
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621
pages
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English
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Ebooks
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2012
Description
This book examines biblical and rabbinic law as a coherent, continuing legal tradition. It explains the relationship between religion and law and the interaction between law and morality. Abundant selections from primary Jewish sources, many newly translated, enable the reader to address the tradition directly as a living body of law with emphasis on the concerns that are primary for lawyers, legislators, and judges. Through an in-depth examination of personal injury law and marriage and divorce law, the book explores jurisprudential issues important for any legal system and displays the primary characteristics of Jewish law.
A Living Tree will be of special interest to students of law and to Jews curious about the legal dimensions of their tradition. The authors provide sufficient explanations of the sources and their significance to make it unnecessary for the reader to have a background in either Jewish studies or law.
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Part I: The Literature and Methods of Jewish Law
INTRODUCTION A. The Origins and Aims of This Book
Topic One: Biblical Law
B. The Structure and Methods of This Book
C. Who Are the Jews?
D. Common Misconceptions About Jewish Law A. The Biblical World
Topic Two: The Biblical Law of Injury
B. Fundamentalist and Historical Approaches to the Bible
C. The Structure and Contents of the Bible
D. The Biblical Law Codes A. The Covenant Code's Treatment of Personal Injury
Topic Three: Biblical Jurisprudence
B. The Code pf Hammurabi
C. The Hittite Laws A. Law and World View
Topic Four: Rabbinic Law of Injuries
B. Biblical Methods of Resolving Disputes
C. The Source of the Law and Legal Obedience: The Covenant
D. Reasons for Obeying the Law
E. Law and Justice in the Bible: The Relationship Between Moral Norms and God's World
F. Biblical Law and Change: Adapting Divine Law to New Circumstances A. An Overview of the History and Literature of the Second Temple and Rabbinic Periods
Topic Five: The Oral Torah: Rabbinic Exegesis and Oral Traditions
B. Midrash Halakhah
C. Mishnah
D. California Jury Instructions
E. Gemara on Injuries
F. Sectarian Laws of Injuries A. Two Ways of Dealing with a Fixed Text I: Exegesis and Its Justification
Topic Six: The Authority and Morality of the Tradition
B. Two Ways of Dealing with a Fixed Text I: The Methods and Uses of Exegesis
C. Two Ways of Dealing with a Fixed Text II: The Oral Tradition
D. Continuity and Change
E. The Limits of the Flexibility of the Text and the Tradition: Opposition Movements in Jewish Legal History A. The Basis for Obedience of the Law
Topic Seven: Rabbinic Court Procedures
B. Law and Morality A. The Structure and Jurisdiction of Courts
Topic Eight: The Repsonsa Literature
B. Systems of Proof and Rules of Evidence
C. Problems with Using Courts
D. Alternatives to Courts A. The Talmudic and Geonic Periods: Hesitant Beginnings
Topic Nine: Codes
B. The Eleventh to Fifteenth Centuries: Franco-Germany and the Spain-North Africa
C. The Sixteenth to Twentieth Centuries: The Aharonim of the Eastern Mediterranean and Eastern Europe
D. World War II - Present: America: Four Movements, Four Conceptions of Jewish Law
E. World War II - Present: Israel A. The Types of Codes and Their Use
Topic Ten: Legislation (Takkanot)
B. The Literature of Jewish Codification
C. Pros and Cons of Codification
D. Example of Codification: Maimonides on Personal Injuries A. The Nature, Development and Justification of Legislation in Jewish Law
Topic Eleven: Custom (Minhag)
B. Maimonides on Legislation: Mishneh Torah, Laws of Rebels (Mamrim)
C. Takkanot of Rabbenu Tam (R. Jacob B. Meir) A. The Recognition of Binding Customs in Jewish and Common Law
Topic Twelve: The Interaction Between Jewish Law and Common Law
B. The Interactions Between Custom and Law
C. Justifying the Authority of Custom
Part II: Marriage Topic Thirteen: The Nature of Marriage in Jewish and American Law A. The Contractural Element in Jewish Marriage
Topic Fourteen: Conflicts and Choice of Law I: Jewish Recognition of Civil Marriage and Divorce
B. The Contractural Element of Marriage in Civil Law
C. The Social Element in Jewish Marriage
D. The Sacred Element in Jewish Marriage A. Choice of Law in the Common Law
Topic Fifteen: Conflicts and Choice of Law II: Civil Recognition of Jewish Marriage and DivorceTopic Sixteen: Epilogue: The Future of Jewish Law
B. Rabbinic Choice of Law
C. Dina De-Malkhuta Dina and the Traditional Refusal to Recognize Civil Divorce
D. The Operation of Jewish Marital Law Within the Context of Binding, Civil Marital Law A. Jewish Law in Israel
Appendix A: Time-Line on Jewish LawAppendix B: Books of the Hebrew BibleAppendix C: The Structure of the Mishnah INDEX OF SUBJECTS
B. The United States
C. Limits on Jewish Law
INDEX OF SOURCES
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Publié par
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Date de parution
01 février 2012
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EAN13
9781438401423
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Langue
English
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Poids de l'ouvrage
49 Mo
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