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- Title
Tabling Codification of Jewish Law: Perspectives on Sixteenth-Century Ventures: Edward Fram, The Codification of Jewish Law on the Cusp of Modernity. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2022. 326 pp. ISBN 9781316511572. £75.
- Authors
Cooper, Levi
- Abstract
This article is a book review of Edward Fram's "The Codification of Jewish Law on the Cusp of Modernity." It discusses the challenges and limitations of codifying Jewish law and focuses on the works of three sixteenth-century codifiers: Josef Caro, Solomon Luria, and Moses Isserles. The review analyzes their different approaches to codification and explores their works in the context of Jewish legal history. It also examines the broader legal contexts of their work and raises questions about their motivations and influences. Additionally, the article discusses the Hebrew publishing industry and the role of the printing press in the story of Rabbi Solomon Luria. The review concludes by comparing the approaches of the three codifiers on key jurisprudential issues.
- Subjects
JEWISH law; CODIFICATION of law; CAMBRIDGE University Press; MODERNITY; LEGAL history; COPYING; SOCIAL sciences education; PASSOVER
- Publication
Jewish History, 2024, Vol 37, Issue 3/4, p323
- ISSN
0334-701X
- Publication type
Book Review
- DOI
10.1007/s10835-024-09461-5