The first session of the Ancient Law reading group takes place in the University of Manchester's Samuel Alexander building South 2.2 on Wednesday at 5pm.
After a few introductory words, we shall mean business straight away. Marton Ribary is offering a short excerpt from tractate Berakhot 19b of the Babylonian Talmud which touches upon the tension between traditionalism and innovation. The two opposing approaches to received legal tradition are by no means limited to the Talmudic sages, and it is expected that the topic will generate discussion among participants whose primary interest may be in other ancient legal cultures
Participants are asked to have a quick thought about how the opposing tendencies of traditionalism and innovation shape the legal culture of their primary interest. Methodological questions specific to the study of Talmudic literature shall be addressed as the discussion dictates.
There is absolutely no need to prepare or read ahead, but in case participants are interested, they can download a short document including the excerpts. Printouts will be provided for the session.
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