UID:
edoccha_9958090121702883
Format:
1 online resource (400 p.)
ISBN:
1-61811-848-X
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1-61811-387-9
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1-61811-189-2
Series Statement:
Holocaust: History and Literature, Ethics and Philosophy
Content:
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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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front matter --
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Contents --
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Abbreviations, citations, translations, and transliterations --
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Editions Used --
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English Translations and Transliterations --
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Acknowledgments --
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CHAPTER I. Introduction --
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CHAPTER II. Important Definitions and Concepts --
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CHAPTER III. Typology of Mitsvot --
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CHAPTER IV. Logically Inconclusive Individuations --
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CHAPTER V. Innovative Commandments --
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CHAPTER VI. Revisiting the Term Mitsvat 'Aseh --
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CHAPTER VII. Peshateh Di-Qera --
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CHAPTER VIII. The Participial Form and Other Peculiarities --
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CHAPTER IX. When Mitsvah Stands Alone --
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CHAPTER X. Summary and Conclusion --
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Excursus --
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Postscript --
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Bibliography --
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Citations Index --
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Index of Names
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-61811-167-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781618118486
