Jewish Law in Transition How Economic Forces Overcame the Prohibition Against Lending on Interest

Name: Jewish Law in Transition How Economic Forces Overcame the Prohibition Against Lending on Interest
Price: 45.6 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780878204625

ISBN-10: 0878204628

ISBN-13: 9780878204625

Edition: 2008

Authors: Hillel Gamoran

List price: $35.00

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

1 new & used from $45.60

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

A well-known biblical prohibition strictly forbids Israelites to lend to each other on interest. Jewish law, has over the centuries relaxed the biblical injunction, allowing interest charges despite the biblical prohibition. This text explains how and when a law of such high moral standing collapsed over the course of the centuries.

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Hebrew Union College Press
Publication date: 10/17/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction



The Biblical Law against Lending on Interest



Usury in the Business World in the Talmudic Period



Loans of Produce



Advance Payment for the Purchase of Goods



Buying on Credit



Mortgages



Investments


Conclusions


Bibliography


Glossary


Index