Postscript: The Judicial Process and the Nature of Jewish Law
Postscript: The Judicial Process and the Nature of Jewish Law
As the traditional halakhah differs greatly from the Mishpat Ivri or the literal translation of ‘Jewish Law’, we realize that the Western concept of law has dominated and largely influenced modern scholarship on Jewish law. The Rule of Law, which is not without a rich political history, is evident upon combining the three basic claims of the Western concept of law as portrayed in Mishpat Ivri scholarship: 1) laws are under a unified system; 2) valid applications of the law should be justified under its authoritative sources; and 3) the system enables how such laws may be recognized as authoritative. Although the Rule of Law may have penetrated the traditional halakhah, such would never represent an exclusive view. However, a pluralistic view towards Jewish Law would suggest that the application of law need not be justified. This final chapter attempts to illustrate how ideologies of the halakhah may have manifested themselves through the Talmud, and how different this is from classical Western thought.
Keywords: halakhah, Mishpat Ivri, Jewish Law, Rule of Law, Western thought, Talmud
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