Naming Normativity: The Early History of the Terms Šûrat ha-dîn and Lifnîm miš-šûrat ha-dîn
One of the most important terms for supererogation in Jewish sources from the Babylonian Talmud onward is lifnîm miš-šûrat ha-dîn . This article examines the usage of this and related terms in tannaitic literature, and discerns four developmental stages that culminated in the Babylonian Talmud'...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2010
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Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 391-406 |
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Summary: | One of the most important terms for supererogation in Jewish sources from the Babylonian Talmud onward is lifnîm miš-šûrat ha-dîn . This article examines the usage of this and related terms in tannaitic literature, and discerns four developmental stages that culminated in the Babylonian Talmud's ‘canonical’ usage. |
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ISSN: | 1477-8556 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgq005 |