Brotherhood, Solidarity, and the Rabbinic Construction of the Commandment to Return Lost Property
The present article discusses the biblical commandment to return lost property (hashavat aveda) and the manner by which it is treated by the early rabbinic tradition. I argue that it is possible to read the two passages in the Torah in which the commandment is mentioned (Ex. 23:4–5; Deut. 23:1–5) as...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2014
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| In: |
Journal of law, religion and state
Year: 2014, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-61 |
| Further subjects: | B
return of lost property
solidarity
care for others
legal interpretation
Tannaitic midrash
emotions in law
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| Online Access: |
Volltext (Publisher) |
