Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara: The Jewish Predilection for Justified Law

by David Weiss Halivni

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An eminent authority on the Talmud offers here an analysis of classical rabbinic texts that illuminates the nature of Midrash, Mishnah, and Gemara, and highlights a fundamental characteristic of Jewish law. Halivini chronicles the persistence of justificatory Midrash, the culmination of its development in Gemara in the fifth and sixth centuries, and its continuation down through the ages.
  • ISBN13 9780674419315
  • Publish Date 1 January 1986
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Harvard University Press