Hilchot Sanhedrin
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Hilchot Sanhedrin is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the laws governing Jewish courts, judges, and judicial procedure.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halakhic code
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section of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| aimsTo | systematize Talmudic laws of courts and judges ⓘ |
| author | Maimonides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifies |
laws of accepting and disqualifying testimony
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laws of appointing judges ⓘ laws of capital cases ⓘ laws of contempt of court ⓘ laws of courts of three ⓘ laws of excommunication by the court ⓘ laws of interrogating witnesses ⓘ laws of judges ⓘ laws of local courts of twenty-three ⓘ laws of majority and minority opinions in court ⓘ laws of monetary cases ⓘ laws of semikhah (rabbinic ordination) ⓘ laws of testimony ⓘ laws of the Sanhedrin ⓘ laws of the authority of the Great Sanhedrin ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
civil procedure in halakha
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court procedures ⓘ criminal procedure in halakha ⓘ qualifications of judges ⓘ rules of evidence ⓘ structure of Jewish courts ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | major halakhic authority ⓘ |
| hasGenre | legal code ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Geonic responsa
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Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ biblical law ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDomain | Jewish law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Halakha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | Sefer Shoftim of Mishneh Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mishneh Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | guidance for establishing and operating Jewish courts ⓘ |
| religiousLawCollection | Mishneh Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| subject |
Jewish courts
ⓘ
judges ⓘ judicial procedure ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Laws of the Sanhedrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionClassification | Rambam’s Sefer Shoftim (Book of Judges) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
practical halakhic rulings on courts and judges
ⓘ
study in yeshivot ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Rabbi Moses ben Maimon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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