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1 online resource (275 pages). |
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Series |
Holocaust: History and Literature, Ethics and Philosophy
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Holocaust (Boston, Mass.)
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Contents |
Introduction -- Important definitions and concepts -- Typology of Mitsvot -- Logically inconclusive individuations -- Innovative commandments -- Revisiting the term mitsvat 'aseh-- Peshateh di-qera-- The participial form and other peculiarities -- When mitzvah stands alone -- Summary and conclusion. |
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode |
Summary |
Rabbinic tradition has it that 613 commandments were given to Moses on Mount Sinai, but it does not specify those included in the enumeration. Maimonides methodically and artfully crafts a list of 613 commandments in a work that serves as a prolegemenon to the Mishneh Torah, his monumental code of law. This book explores the surprising way Maimonides put this tradition to use and his possible rationale for using such a tradition. It also explores many of the philosophical and ethical ideas animating the composition of such a list. In the book's second half, Friedberg examines the manner by which Maimonides formulated positive commandments in the Mishneh Torah, leading him to suggest new dimensions in Maimonides' legal theory. |
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JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
Subject |
Mishnah. |
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Jewish law.
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Jewish law. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: 9781306447454 |
ISBN |
1618111892 (electronic book) |
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9781618111890 (electronic book) |
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9781618118486 (electronic book) |
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161811848X (electronic book) |
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9781618111678 (electronic book) |
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1618111671 (electronic book) |
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9781306447454 |
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1306447453 |
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