Continuity and Innovation in the Aramaic Legal Tradition.
This book argues that Aramaic scribes from antiquity drew upon a common legal tradition. It identifies the distinctive elements that form the core of this tradition and traces their antecedents within the cuneiform record.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden
BRILL
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Gross, Andrew D., Continuity and innovation in the Aramaic legal tradition] (2009) (Botta, Alejandro F., 1960 -)
Andrew D. Gross, Continuity and Innovation in the Aramaic Legal Tradition (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 128) (2010) (Kaufman, Stephen A.) |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism Ser.
v.128 |
| Further subjects: | B
Jewish law ; Sources
B Law ; Middle East ; History ; Sources B Law ; Egypt ; Elephantine ; History ; Sources B Electronic books B Law, Ancient ; Sources B Manuscripts, Aramaic (Papyri) ; Egypt ; Elephantine |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9789004152847 |
| Summary: | This book argues that Aramaic scribes from antiquity drew upon a common legal tradition. It identifies the distinctive elements that form the core of this tradition and traces their antecedents within the cuneiform record. Intro -- CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION -- The Object of the Present Study -- Previous Scholarship on Aramaic Formularies -- The Aramaic Corpora -- The Structure of the Aramaic Deed of Conveyance -- The Method of the Present Study -- Cuneiform Corpora -- Summary -- A Note on the Presentation of the Texts -- CHAPTER TWO: THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT CLAUSE -- Cuneiform Background -- Neo-Assyrian Aramaic Deeds of Sale -- Elephantine -- Wadi ed-Daliyeh -- Jewish Aramaic Materials from the Judean Desert -- Nabatean Aramaic Materials from the Judean Desert -- Syriac -- Summary -- CHAPTER THREE: THE INVESTITURE CLAUSE -- Cuneiform Background -- Elephantine -- Wadi ed-Daliyeh -- Jewish Aramaic Materials from the Judean Desert -- Nabatean Aramaic Materials from the Judean Desert -- Nabatean Tomb Inscriptions -- Syriac Slave Sale from Dura-Europos -- Summary -- CHAPTER FOUR: THE WARRANTY CLAUSE -- Background -- Elephantine -- Wadi ed-Daliyeh -- Jewish Aramaic Materials from the Judean Desert -- Nabatean Aramaic Materials from the Judean Desert -- Syriac -- Summary -- CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF KEY TERMS AND PHRASES. |
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| ISBN: | 9047442229 |