犹太律法发展历程初探

犹太律法的来源异常复杂,吸收融合了古代近东地区各民族的传统习俗和法律,以《托拉》为律法核心,加之历代犹太教学者不断地解释、扩展和补充,最终形成了以《塔纳赫》、《塔木德》等诸多宗教经典为载体的律法体系。古老的犹太律法的表述是简单而模糊的,随着社会和经济的发展,原有的律法已经不能适应新的社会情况。为了解决这一问题,犹太教学者采用了"实用性的阐释方法",在不违背律法字面意义的前提下,使背离律法的行为合法化,同时这种实用性阐释方法维护了犹太律法的神圣和权威。

An Analysis to the Sources and Features of the Jewish Laws

Jews are famous for abiding by the Jewish laws and preserving the traditional Hebrew culture.The sources of Jewish law were extremely complex that revolved around The book of Laws,contained all kinds of interpretations and amplifications thereof by religious authorities in different historical periods,and absorbed the traditional customs and habits from peoples in the Near East.Finally,the legal system was established,under which Jewish law were recorded in religious classics,e.g.the Scripture,Talmud,Midras...