[Avodah] NishmaBlog : Evolutionary Patterns in Halachic Texts

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:17:12 -0700 (PDT), Richard Wolpoe
<RabbiRichWolpoe at gmail.com> pointed us to his Nisha Blog entry at
<http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/2008/06/evolutionary-patterns-in-halachic-texts.html>
"Evolutionary Patterns in Halachic Texts":
>    Below I have outlined a very simplistic model. The common theme is
>    expansion and contraction or condensation - much like a Chiastic
>    structure.

I think your suggestion as you then spell it out is more straightforward
than this introductory summary:

What defines an era is a sudden reduction ("mishnaic form") followed by a
slow expansion first through noting significant excluded options, then
through more gemera-like development.

Is R' Yosef Caro unique in being both Maran Bet Yosef of the "gemara"
ending the rishonim and the Mechaber of the "mishnah" beginning the
acharonim?


...
>    Since the Advent of the Shulchan Aruch, the VAST majority of Halachic
>    works are indexed by ITS indexing as opposed to the Talmud or Rambam.
>    Even Teshuvot are usually divided and indexed by the 4 Turim . There
>    are an estimated 350 published commentaries written on the Shulchan
>    Aruch. Plus at least a dozen review books on issur v'heter follow this
>    model se'if by se'if.

I think the Tur's organization scheme is derived from the Bavli's.

Rebbe had 6 sedarim. But the Bavli only has 4 plus to mesechtos.
OCh = Mes. Berakhos + Mo'eid
EhE = Nashim + Mes. Niddah
CM = Nezikim
YD = Qodshim

:-)BBii!
-Micha

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