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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Main Author: Novick, Tzvi 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2010
In: 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.
ISSN:1477-8556
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgq005