Centre for Jewish Studies, Jewish Law and the problems of Jewish life in the modern world, Bernard Jackson

BERNARD JACKSON
JEWISH LAW AND PROBLEMS
IN THE MODERN WORLD

COURSE DETAILS

Course description: 'Jewish Law and Problems in the Modern World'.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Introduction to the History and Literary Sources of Jewish Law
The Legal Sources of Jewish Law and its Contemporary Application
Christian attitudes to Jewish Law; The Trial of Jesus
The Relationship between Jewish Law and other Legal Systems
Jewish Law in the State of Israel
Marriage and Conversion
Jewish Identity
Divorce
Succession
Medico-Legal Problems
"Values" in the Jewish Legal System

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The Co-Directors of the Centre are:
Professor Philip Alexander, Professor of Post-Biblical Jewish Literature
Professor Bernard Jackson, Alliance Professor of Modern Jewish Studies

Centre for Jewish Studies, Department of Religions and Theology
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL
Tel: 0161-275 3614 Fax: 0161-275 3613 E-mail: cjs@man.ac.uk