Two concepts of Gezerat Ha-Katuv: A Chapter in Maimonides' Legal and Halakhic Thought. Part III: The Theological Sense

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Abstract

In this third and final part of our study of the use of the term  039;gezerat ha-katuv 039; (“Scriptural decree”) in Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, we shall discuss three more appearances of the term: in Hil. Miqva'ot 11.12; in Hil. Teshuvah 3.4. and in Hil. Tefillah 9.7. In each of these appearances, the term has a theological meaning. That is, each case indicates, at least in an offhand manner, a halakhah or commandment without rationale. Nevertheless, these usages of gezerat ha-katuv, at least the first two mentioned here, also bear jurisprudential, halakhic characteristics.,
Original languageEnglish
Article number16
Pages (from-to)159*-210*
Number of pages52
JournalDiné Israel
Volume31
Issue number2017
StatePublished - 2015

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