Jonathan S. Milgram
From Mesopotamia to the Mishnah
Tannaitic Inheritance Law in its Legal and Social Contexts
[Von Mesopotamien zur Mischna. Tannaitisches Erbrecht in seinen rechtlichen und gesellschaftlichen Kontexten.]
2016. XXI, 201 pages. Summary
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Tannaitic inheritance law is best explained against the backdrop of the legal and social contexts in which the laws were formulated. Jonathan S. Milgram charts laws in other ancient legal traditions adopted and adapted by the tannaim and considers the degree to which the tannaitic laws may have emerged out of the social and economic contexts of tannaitic Palestine.