Springer has published
Joseph E David's Jurisprudence and Theology: In Late Ancient and Medieval Jewish Thought as part of their Studies
in the History of Law and Justice Series:
The author outlines the rabbinic
jurisprudential thought rooted in Talmudic literature which underwent
systemization and enhancement by the Babylonian Geonim and the Andalusian
Rabbis up until the twelfth century. The book develops a synoptic view on the growth
of rabbinic legal thought against the background of Christian theological
motifs on the one hand, and Karaite and Islamic systemized jurisprudence on the
other hand. It advances a perspective of legal-theology that combines analysis
of jurisprudential reflections and theological views within a broad historical
and intellectual framework.
The book advocates two approaches to the study of the legal history of the Halakhah: comparative jurisprudence and legal-theology, based on the understanding that jurisprudence and theology are indispensable and inseparable pillars of legal praxis.
The book advocates two approaches to the study of the legal history of the Halakhah: comparative jurisprudence and legal-theology, based on the understanding that jurisprudence and theology are indispensable and inseparable pillars of legal praxis.
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