Mishneh Torah
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Mishneh Torah is a comprehensive 12th-century Jewish legal code by Maimonides that systematically organizes and clarifies all of Jewish law.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mishneh Torah editions | 1 |
| Mishneh Torah of Maimonides | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal code
ⓘ
halakhic work ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| aim |
to present the entire Oral Law systematically
ⓘ
to provide a clear, organized code of Jewish law ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Yad ha-Chazakah
ⓘ
surface form:
Yad HaChazaka
Yad ha-Chazakah ⓘ Yad ha-Chazakah ⓘ
surface form:
Yad ha-Ḥazakah
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| author |
Maimonides
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Maimonides ⓘ
surface form:
Moses ben Maimon
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| canonicalStatus | major work of halakhic codification ⓘ |
| contains |
laws of Sabbath
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laws of courts and judges ⓘ laws of damages ⓘ laws of divorce ⓘ laws of festivals ⓘ laws of idolatry ⓘ laws of kashrut ⓘ laws of kings and wars ⓘ laws of marriage ⓘ laws of prayer ⓘ laws of repentance ⓘ laws of ritual purity ⓘ laws of sacrifices ⓘ laws of the Temple service ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 12th century ⓘ |
| deniesNeedFor | Talmudic source citations in the code itself ⓘ |
| genre | code of law ⓘ |
| hasCommentary |
Kesef Mishneh
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Lechem Mishneh ⓘ Magid Mishneh ⓘ Mishneh LaMelech ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval Jewish philosophy and law ⓘ |
| includesSection |
Sefer Ahavah
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Sefer Avodah ⓘ Sefer HaMadda ⓘ Sefer Zemanim ⓘ
surface form:
Sefer Haflaah
Sefer Kedushah ⓘ Sefer Nezikin ⓘ
surface form:
Sefer Kinyan
Sefer Avodah ⓘ
surface form:
Sefer Korbanot
Sefer Mishpatim ⓘ Sefer Zemanim ⓘ
surface form:
Sefer Nashim
Sefer Nezikin ⓘ Sefer Shoftim ⓘ Sefer Taharah ⓘ Sefer Zemanim ⓘ Sefer Zeraim ⓘ |
| influenced |
Shulchan Aruch
ⓘ
later halakhic codes ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clear and concise Hebrew style
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systematic organization of all areas of Jewish law ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 14 ⓘ |
| placeWritten |
Pharaonic Egypt
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surface form:
Egypt
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| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | organized into 14 books ⓘ |
| subject |
Jewish law
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halakha ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
Torah reading
ⓘ
surface form:
Repetition of the Torah
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| usedBy |
Sephardi Jews
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surface form:
Sephardi communities
Yemenite Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Yemenite Jewish communities
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mishneh Torah editions
this entity surface form:
Mishneh Torah of Maimonides