Jeffrey I Roth / Inheriting the Crown in Jewish Law The Struggle for Rabbinic

Description: Inheriting the Crown in Jewish Law: The Struggle for Rabbinic Compensation, Tenure, And Inheritance Rights Author: Jeffrey I. Roth Title: Inheriting the Crown in Jewish Law: The Struggle for Rabbinic Compensation, Tenure, And Inheritance Rights Publication: University of South Carolina Press, 2006 Description: Hardcover. Used Like New hardcover in a New dust jacket. Publisher's overstock mark on the top of the text block. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. 8vo. (6.0 x 0.5 x 9.0 inches) Includes author's notes, bibliography, and index. 171 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Used Like New / New. A comprehensive legal history of changing remuneration practices among the rabbinateIn his legal history of the rabbinic profession from biblical to modern times, Jeffrey I. Roth traces the development of principles governing compensation and related benefits for rabbis, scholars, teachers, and judges under Jewish law. Roth focuses on the disconnect that evolved as rabbis wished to serve God and their communities yet needed to provide for the material needs of their families. He charts the shift from the Talmudic ideal of uncompensated service and follows the development of four material advantages sought by the rabbinic profession―compensation, protection against competition, principles of tenure in office, and inheritance rights.Roth assesses how Jewish legal authorities dealt with seemingly conflicting material and spiritual requirements. Analyzing two millennia of legal and intellectual history, he depicts the struggle of rabbinical authorities and scholars of the Torah to answer questions about their profession in a way that allowed the rabbinate to survive while limiting compromises with received standards. Through vivid historical vignettes, Roth tells a story of legal ingenuity and religious courage, of flexibility in Jewish law, and of a responsiveness to changing circumstances that ultimately, although often hesitantly, laid the foundation for the modern rabbinate.In one of the few studies of the rabbinate cutting across countries and movements, Roth places rabbis in the social and economic contexts of their times and depicts them not just as religious leaders but as wage earners, providers for their dependents, and competitors in the provision of fee-based services for the more lucrative and prestigious positions. He also draws thoughtful parallels between rabbinic tenure and university academic tenure, noting that both protect the teacher and scholar from ever-changing political winds. Seller ID: 200868 Subject: Law, Religion The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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