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Kol Nidre : Studies in the Development of Rabbinic Votive Institutions /

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"This book is an introduction to the laws of oaths and vows of various types as they appear in biblical, Second Temple, and rabbinic sources. These institutions developed over time, and the oaths and vows mentioned in Second Temple literature should not be understood in light of subsequent rabb...

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Main Author: Benovitz, Moshe (Author)
Corporate Authors: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (sponsoring body.), National Endowment for the Humanities (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors: Satlow, Michael L. (editorial director.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Atlanta, Georgia : Scholars Press, [2020]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Vows (Jewish law)
Vows in the Bible.
Vows in rabbinical literature.
Oaths (Jewish law)
Oaths > Biblical teaching.
Serments (Droit juif)
Serments > Enseignement biblique.
Voeux de religion (Droit juif)
Voeux de religion dans la litterature rabbinique.
Voeux de religion dans la Bible.
Livres numeriques.
e-books.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Neder: The Origin and Meaning of the Post-Biblical Prohibitive Vow
  • 2. Issar: A Term in Search of Meaning
  • 3. Herem: The Communal Vow
  • 4. Qonam, Kinnui, and Qonas: Substitute Vow Formulae
  • 5. Shevuah: Taking the Name of the Lord
  • 6. Hatarat Nedarim: The Dissolution of Vows
  • 7. Kol Nidre.

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