In this lecture, Dr. Neiman traces the development of the Jewish law from the Torah through today’s Jewish court system. (49 min.)
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One can refer to the Talmud as the Corpus Juris of Judaism, the system of Jewish jurisprudence. Jewish Law is based on the Torah, that section of the sacred scriptures which is known as The Humash, the Five Books of the Torah.
The Greek name usually used in English is “Pentateuch.” The Torah, which is written in these books is called, in Jewish legal terminology, Torah Shè-biktav, the Written Torah. In this lecture, Dr. Neiman traces the development of the Jewish law from the Torah through today’s Jewish court system.