Wednesday 18 April 2012

Brief History of TSBP* - Part 1

* Torah SheB'al Peh

First all TSBP was linked to Mikra - much like Torah T'mimah looks today.
Then over time it grew via
1. New D'rashot using Middot
2 New piskei din, precedents. Binding interpretations EG Moavi v'lo Moaviyah

After the Hurban R Akiva began a process of sorting and cataloging by topic. This continued under R Meir and was completed under Rebbe
Rebbe added little to nothing except indexing, formatting, and the latest opinions. Now, TSBP was ordered by subject and had a [new] particular Template of Halachah P'sukkah.
In a sense he did what Rambam and Tur did later on to the Talmud.

Next part - the reaction.

Shalom and Regards,
RRW

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