Member of the Faculty of Religions Department of Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute
10.22111/jrm.2026.51456.1268
Abstract
Judaism is a religion with a broad Sharia and has set numerous frameworks in various areas of Jewish life. Now, given that the sources of jurisprudence used in the extraction, compilation and interpretation of these laws play a fundamental role in determining the frameworks, rules of religious behavior, limits, powers and duties of the people, it is necessary to examine: what the jurisprudential sources of this religion are and what status and prestige each one enjoys. The following article answers this question with a descriptive-analytical method and concludes through a detailed examination that the Midrash, Teqanah and Gezarah, Ma'aseh, Minhag, and Sevarah are non-written sources of Jewish jurisprudence. These sources, like written sources, have an important status and credibility in Jewish jurisprudence, However, although positive features such as diversity, flexibility, an effort to create a two-way relationship between tradition and rational and customary knowledge, and attention to balancing the preservation of fundamental principles and changing conditions are observed in the non-written sources of Jewish jurisprudence, the disadvantages, shortcomings, and incomplete approaches in some of them have created serious challenges in creating confidence in the output and product of their use, and the lack of reform in the way they are used can be a threat to the pure revealed law. And the balanced and accurate use of these sources, along with accepting the priority and the central and fundamental role of written sources, especially the Torah and the Talmud, can be effective in reducing these harms and problems.
Asadi, M. (2026). Analysis and Pathology of non-written sources of Jewish jurisprudence and law. Comparative Study of Religions and Mysticism, (), -. doi: 10.22111/jrm.2026.51456.1268
MLA
Asadi, M. . "Analysis and Pathology of non-written sources of Jewish jurisprudence and law", Comparative Study of Religions and Mysticism, , , 2026, -. doi: 10.22111/jrm.2026.51456.1268
HARVARD
Asadi, M. (2026). 'Analysis and Pathology of non-written sources of Jewish jurisprudence and law', Comparative Study of Religions and Mysticism, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22111/jrm.2026.51456.1268
CHICAGO
M. Asadi, "Analysis and Pathology of non-written sources of Jewish jurisprudence and law," Comparative Study of Religions and Mysticism, (2026): -, doi: 10.22111/jrm.2026.51456.1268
VANCOUVER
Asadi, M. Analysis and Pathology of non-written sources of Jewish jurisprudence and law. Comparative Study of Religions and Mysticism, 2026; (): -. doi: 10.22111/jrm.2026.51456.1268
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