| The Code of Maimonides (Mishneh Torah): Book 6, the Book of Asservations Contributor(s): Klein, B. D. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0300006330 ISBN-13: 9780300006339 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $71.28 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1962 Annotation: The subject matter of the book is drawn almost wholly from three orders of the Talmud, namely Oaths from Nezikin, Vows and Naziriteship from Kodasim. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: 296.181 |
| Series: Judaica S |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 5.86" W x 8.63" (1.25 lbs) 273 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The imposing task of making available in English a reliable and fully annotated edition of Maimonides' codification of ancient Jewish laws and rituals continues with the publication of the Book in which he deals with oaths, vows, and consecrations, and with the rules of Naziriteship. Maimonides examines in detail a long series of formulae that were in common use during the existence of the Temple, and determines which do and do not have binding force as oaths or vows. He describes in detail the procedure of the oath in court, and the rules affecting litigants and witnesses. The obligations governing the Nazirite, his conduct during his period of Naziriteship, and the procedure marking the conclusion of his term and his return to lay life are all fully explored. |
