The Centre for Jewish Studies

University of Manchester

Professor Jackson's Inaugural Lecture, November 18th 1998 (in 4 parts)

Bernard S. Jackson, "An Academician's View of Jewish Law"

(unannotated version)

Contents

1. A Dilemma at Auschwitz; 2.Internal and External Questions

3. External Influences on the Development of Jewish Law and its Authority Systems

4. The Character of Jewish Law in the Modern State of Israel

5. The Agunah; 6. Conclusions

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