Maimonides and the Merchants
| Author | : Mark R. Cohen |
| Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 2017-07-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780812249149 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0812249143 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Maimonides and the Merchants by : Mark R. Cohen
Download or read book Maimonides and the Merchants written by Mark R. Cohen and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Maimonides and the Merchants, Mark R. Cohen reveals the extent of pragmatic revisions to the halakha, or body of Jewish law, introduced by Moses Maimonides in his Mishneh Torah, the comprehensive legal code he compiled in the late twelfth century.