Midrash and Mishnah (Classic Reprint): A Study in the Early History of the Halakah: A Study in the Early History of the Halakah (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A clear, scholarly look at how early Jewish law took shape. This study explains how the Mishnah and Midrash developed from debates among priestly and lay teachers and how new forms of interpretation emerged to bind evolving practice to the Law.

Jacob Z. Lauterbach surveys the shift from traditional written law to living legal guidance. It traces the roles of priests, Sadducees, and Pharisaic teachers as they argued about authority, interpretation, and the creation of the Mishnah. The work explains why some practices were treated as traditional law and how new methods of interpretation helped justify them within the framework of the Law.

• How different groups claimed authority over religious questions.


• Two paths used to legitimize new customs: expanding Midrash and broadening the idea of the Law of the Fathers.


• Why a traditional oral dimension began to be treated as binding alongside written scripture.

Ideal for readers interested in the origins of rabbinic tradition and the formation of Halakah in late antiquity.

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