The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Law
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Comparative Law PDF eBook |
Author | Mauro Bussani |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 423 |
Release | 2012-08-16 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0521895707 |
The book delves into the 'deeper structures' of the world's legal systems, where law meets culture, politics and socio-economic factors.
Jews and the Law
Title | Jews and the Law PDF eBook |
Author | Ari Mermelstein |
Publisher | Quid Pro Books |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2014-06-10 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1610272285 |
Jews are a people of law, and law defines who the Jewish people are and what they believe. This anthology engages with the growing complexity of what it is to be Jewish — and, more problematically, what it means to be at once Jewish and participate in secular legal systems as lawyers, judges, legal thinkers, civil rights advocates, and teachers. The essays in this book trace the history and chart the sociology of the Jewish legal profession over time, revealing new stories and dimensions of this significant aspect of the American Jewish experience and at the same time exploring the impact of Jewish lawyers and law firms on American legal practice. “This superb collection reveals what an older focus on assimilation obscured. Jewish lawyers wanted to ‘make it,’ but they also wanted to make law and the legal profession different and better. These fascinating essays show how, despite considerable obstacles, they succeeded.” — Daniel R. Ernst Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center Author of Tocqueville’s Nightmare: The Administrative State Emerges in America, 1900-1940 “This fascinating collection of essays by distinguished scholars illuminates the distinctive and intricate relationship between Jews and law. Exploring the various roles of Jewish lawyers in the United States, Germany, and Israel, they reveal how the practice of law has variously expressed, reinforced, or muted Jewish identity as lawyers demonstrated their commitments to the public interest, social justice, Jewish tradition, or personal ambition. Any student of law, lawyers, or Jewish values will be engaged by the questions asked and answered.” — Jerold S. Auerbach Professor Emeritus of History, Wellesley College Author of Unequal Justice and Rabbis and Lawyers
Paul, the Law, and the Jewish People
Title | Paul, the Law, and the Jewish People PDF eBook |
Author | E. P. Sanders |
Publisher | Fortress Press |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1983-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781451407419 |
This book is devoted both to the problem of Paul's view of the law as a whole, and to his thought about and relation to his fellow Jews. Building upon his previous study, the critically acclaimed Paul and Palestinian Judaism, E.P. Sanders explores Paul's Jewishness by concentrating on his overall relationship to Jewish tradition and thought. Sanders addresses such topics as Paul's use of scripture, the degree to which he was a practicing Jew during his career as apostle to the Gentiles, and his thoughts about his "kin by race" who did not accept Jesus as the messiah. In short, Paul's thoughts about the law and his own people are re-examined with new awareness and great care. Sanders addresses an important chapter in the history of the emergence of Christianity. Paul's role in that development -- specially in light of Galatians and Romans -- is now re-evaluated in a major way. This book is in fact a significant contribution to the study of the emergent normative self-definition in Judaism and Christianity during the first centuries of the common era.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Talmud
Title | The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Talmud PDF eBook |
Author | Aaron Parry |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 2004-07-06 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1440696179 |
An insightful look at one of the most unusual written works ever created. Compiled centuries ago by a group of wise men as a way to preserve the oral traditions of the Jewish faith, the Talmud has challenged and thrilled some of the world’s greatest minds with its complex approach to exploring ideas and subjects from virtually every possible angle. This essential guide makes the ancient text of the “oral Torah” accessible for all readers, whether they’re Jewish or not. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get. • An examination of Talmudic logic and debate. • Discussion of how science and medicine relate to Talmudic philosophies. • Description of proper behavior and conduct as expected within Talmudic lifestyle. • The significance of seeds and blessings found in the Talmud.
Living Letters of the Law
Title | Living Letters of the Law PDF eBook |
Author | Jeremy Cohen |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 478 |
Release | 1999-11-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780520218703 |
"Well, clearly, and articulately written, Living Letters of the Law is among the most important books in medieval European history generally, as well as in its particular field."—Edward Peters, author of The First Crusade
Women and Jewish Law
Title | Women and Jewish Law PDF eBook |
Author | Rachel Biale |
Publisher | Schocken |
Pages | 313 |
Release | 2011-04-20 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0307762017 |
How has a legal tradition determined by men affected the lives of women? What are the traditional Jewish views of marriage, divorce, sexuality, contraception, abortion? Women and Jewish Law gives contemporary readers access to the central texts of the Jewish religious tradition on issues of special concern to women. Combining a historical overview with a thoughtful feminist critique, this pathbreaking study points the way for “informed change” in the status of women in Jewish life.
Jews in Early Christian Law
Title | Jews in Early Christian Law PDF eBook |
Author | John Victor Tolan |
Publisher | Brepols Publishers |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
What is the place of Jews in medieval Christian societies? in the ninetheenth and early twentieth centuries, this question was largely confined to Jewish scholars, and the academic debates where inseparable from the upheavels of the lives of contemporary European Jews.