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From Mesopotamia to the Mishnah - by Jonathan S Milgram (Paperback)

From Mesopotamia to the Mishnah - by  Jonathan S Milgram (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Jonathan S. Milgram demonstrates that the transformation of inheritance laws from the biblical to the tannaitic period is best explained against the backdrop of the legal and social contexts in which the laws were formulated. He argues for an affinity between Roman and tannaitic inheritance practices and the possible role of the social and economic contexts in tannaitic Palestine. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Jonathan S. Milgram demonstrates that the transformation of inheritance laws from the biblical to the tannaitic period is best explained against the backdrop of the legal and social contexts in which the laws were formulated. He argues for an affinity between Roman and tannaitic inheritance practices and the possible role of the social and economic contexts in tannaitic Palestine. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Jonathan S. Milgram (PhD, Bar Ilan University) is Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at the Jewish Theological Seminary (New York) and was previously the Sam and Vivienne Cohen Lecturer in Jewish Studies at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies and Fellow of the London School of Jewish Studies. </p>

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