Book of Purity
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Book of Purity is a section of the Mishneh Torah by Maimonides that systematically codifies Jewish laws concerning ritual purity and impurity.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halakhic code
ⓘ
section of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sefer Taharah in Mishneh Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Maimonides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moses ben Maimon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Mishnah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ Torah commandments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
laws of immersion in a mikveh
ⓘ
purity of foods ⓘ purity of liquids ⓘ purity of persons ⓘ purity of vessels ⓘ transmission of ritual impurity ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 12th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
laws of taharah
ⓘ
laws of tumah ⓘ |
| genre | legal code ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn | Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Laws of Foodstuffs Susceptible to Uncleanness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laws of Impurity of Childbirth NERFINISHED ⓘ Laws of Impurity of Foods NERFINISHED ⓘ Laws of Impurity of Hands NERFINISHED ⓘ Laws of Impurity of Leavened Bread on Passover NERFINISHED ⓘ Laws of Impurity of Niddah NERFINISHED ⓘ Laws of Impurity of Seats and Beds NERFINISHED ⓘ Laws of Impurity of Zivah NERFINISHED ⓘ Laws of Leprosy NERFINISHED ⓘ Laws of Mikvaot NERFINISHED ⓘ Laws of Other Uncleannesses NERFINISHED ⓘ Laws of Vessels NERFINISHED ⓘ Laws of the Red Heifer NERFINISHED ⓘ Laws of the Uncleanness of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later halakhic codifiers ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
rabbinic scholars
ⓘ
students of Jewish law ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ritual impurity
ⓘ
ritual purity ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Sefer Taharah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mishneh Torah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fourth book of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | fourteen books of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousLawSystem | Halakha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | organized by topics of impurity and purification ⓘ |
| timePeriodAddressed | Temple period commandments ⓘ |
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