P. Yadin 21 and Rabbinic Law on Widows' Rights.

A literary criticism of the Jewish document "P. Yadin 21" is presented. It argues that the design of the transaction in the document is better interpreted as a case in which rabbinic jurisprudence affected Jewish practice than the reverse. It finds that the document cannot be used to argue that the...

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Publicado en:Jewish Quarterly Review Vol. 97; no. 4; pp. 545 - 576
Autor principal: Katzoff, Ranon
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press Fall2007
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Sumario:A literary criticism of the Jewish document "P. Yadin 21" is presented. It argues that the design of the transaction in the document is better interpreted as a case in which rabbinic jurisprudence affected Jewish practice than the reverse. It finds that the document cannot be used to argue that the society is reflected in the Judean Desert documents.