The Halakhah: Between Israel and God, Part B

Jacob Neusner

BRILL, 2000 - Religion - 482 pages

The Halakhah embodies the complete Jewish Law, and contains commandments and guidelines for day-to-day living. The original commandments given by God to the Jewish people were enhanced by rabbis to offer a detailed framework to guide the lives of all Jews.
In this complete, all-encompassing encyclopaedia of the Halakhah, the various laws are classified in such a way that a systematic and coherent structure is obtained. Each entry of the Halakhah is presented in a logical fashion. Where applicable, the original biblical wording is given, extended with literal abstracts from the Torah. Next, problems and questions that may arise from that law are stated and any additional information given. Finally, each entry gives comprehensive explanations and recommendations as to how these laws are to be observed in daily life where to be and where not to be, what to do and what not to do, what to say and what not to say.
The Halakhah, or standard Jewish Law, combines the Mishnah (about 200 CE), the Tosefta (about 300 CE), and the two Talmuds (about 400, 600 CE for the Land of Israel and Babylon, respectively). Volumes I and II contain entries pertaining to the Jewish people in relationship to God. Volume III explains how the Jewish people can restore and maintain their society in accordance with the Torah as it is explained by the rabbis. In Volumes IV and V of this study, we take up the life of the Jewish household in their encounter with God. The Encyclopaedic account therefore moves from regulating relationships between Israel and God to establishing stable and equitable relationships among Israelites and finally to actually living the Halakhah.

Contents

• Contents of Volumes I IIIV xi: xlix
• The Problematics of the Topic Sheqalim 502: li
• Indexes 577: lv
• 1 Tractate Zebahim: 1
• Tractate Baba Mesia: 52
• E The Status as to Uncleanness of Specific: 56
• a Garment: 66
• B Leather Objects: 68
• Tractate Kilayim: 71
• Commingled Domain so that: 82
• Neglecting the Erub for a Courtyard: 88
• Tractate Shebitt: 91
• The Problematics of the Topic Erubin: 97
• Religious Principles of Shabbat and Erubin: 104
• Tractate Baba Batra: 110
• Tractate Menahot: 115
• B Not Infringing upon the Property Rights: 117
• Tractate Maaserot: 142
• Effecting: 146
• Its Sides its Apertures: 152
• Dividing the Tent or House Dividing: 164
• Special MealOfferings: 172
• TRACTATE SANHEDRIN: 173
• Tractate Terumot: 177
• Susceptibility of Objects in: 178
• Tractate Moed Qatan: 185
• Preface xvii: 194
• Tractate Besah: 199
• Tractates Tamid and Yoma: 207
• Tractate Makkot: 210
• Limbs on the Altar: 214
• Introduction 1: 220
• B Clearing the Ashes from the Altar: 225
• Tractate Shebuot: 235
• HeaveOffering: 243
• The Problematics of the Topic Terumot: 254
• Tractate Hallah: 261
• TRACTATE HAGIGAH: 268
• Tractate Qiddushin: 270
• B The SinOffering: 276
• The Rules of Cultic Uncleanness: 279
• The Problematics of the Topic Hagigah: 287
• TRACTATE BEKHOROT: 295
• B Further Rules of Slaughtering: 313
• Tractate Abodah Zarah: 321
• Permitted in Commerce: 330
• Religious Principles of Bekhorot: 339
• Tractate Bikkurim: 344
• Tractate Nedarim: 351
• B Sacrilege Is Defined by the One: 357
• Tractate Peah: 365
• Tractate Temurah: 370
• B The Supererogatory SinOffering: 384
• Formal Appendix: 390
• Poormans Tithe: 401
• Tractate Megillah: 407
• Tractate Taanit 551: 410
• Religious Principles of Peah: 413
• The Laws of Synagogue Property and Liturgy: 417
• Tractate Sotah: 426
• Tractate Rosh Hashanah: 438
• VOLUME IK CONTENTS: 449
• Indexes: 467
• The Consequence of the Levirate Marriage 531: 468
• Preparing a Writ of Divorce: 476
• The Impaired Writ of Divorce: 492

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About the author

Jacob Neusner, Ph.D., Columbia University, is Distinguished Research Professor of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida in Tampa, and Professor of Religion at Bard College, Annandale-Hudson, N.Y. He has published more than 725 books and is Editor of "South Florida Studies in the History of Judaism, USF Texts and Studies," and other monograph series at Scholars Press.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Halakhah: Between Israel and God, Part B; Part 2 of Between Israel and God; The Brill reference library of ancient Judaism, ISSN 1566-1237; The Halakhah; Volume 2 of The Halakhah: An Encyclopaedia of the Law of Judaism, Jacob Neusner, ISBN 9004116176, 9789004116177; Volume 2 of The Halakhah: An Encyclopaedia of the Law of Judaism. Between Israel and God : Part B : Transcendent Transactions : where Heaven and Earth Intersect, Jacob Neusner
• Author: Jacob Neusner
• Publisher: BRILL, 2000
• ISBN: 9004116125, 9789004116122
• Length: 482 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / Interior Design / General; Religion / Judaism / History; Religion / Judaism / Sacred Writings