Religious Studies A-Level
Legal Evolution
What Legal Evolution means in Religious Studies A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Legal Evolution
The development of Halakhah (Jewish law) from the absolute commands of the Pentateuch to the nuanced, discursive legalism of the Talmudic period.
Topics that use Legal Evolution
- Judaism – Sources of wisdom and authority: Tenakh (Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim) and the development of Rabbinic Judaism (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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