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==References in the Acharonim==
 
==References in the Acharonim==
 
Rabbis of 1550 to the present.
 
Rabbis of 1550 to the present.
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* Judah ha-Levi, "Cuzari," iii. 73, although only those laws which are found in the Torah, before the revelation at Sinai, should, it would seem, be binding upon all mankind, yet the Rabbis discarded some and, by hermeneutic rules or in accordance with some tradition, introduced others which are not found there.
  
 
==References in the Rishonim==
 
==References in the Rishonim==
 
Rabbis of the early medieval period (1250–1550) preceding the Shulchan Aruch
 
Rabbis of the early medieval period (1250–1550) preceding the Shulchan Aruch
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* Tosefos, 'Avodah Zarah, viii. 4, enumeration of the seven Noachide laws
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* Tosefos, 'Avodah Zarah, 8(9?):4, enumeration of the seven Noachide laws
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* Maimonides, "Yad," Melachim 9:1, enumeration of the seven Noachide laws
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* Maimonides, "Yad", Melachim 9:14, The many formalities of procedure essential when the accused is an Israelite need not be observed in the case of the Noachide.
  
 
==References in the Savoraim & Geonim==  
 
==References in the Savoraim & Geonim==  
 
The classical Persian rabbis (500–600) and Rabbis of Sura and Pumbeditha, in Babylonia (650–1250)
 
The classical Persian rabbis (500–600) and Rabbis of Sura and Pumbeditha, in Babylonia (650–1250)
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* Seder 'Olam Rabbah, , ed. Ratner, ch. 5, enumeration of the seven Noachide laws
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==References in the Midrashim==
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* Genesis Rabah 16:9, 24:5, enumeration of the seven Noachide laws
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* Canticles Rabah 1:16, enumeration of the seven Noachide laws
  
 
==References in the Talmud==
 
==References in the Talmud==
 
The sages of the Mishna (70–200) and of the Talmud (200–500)
 
The sages of the Mishna (70–200) and of the Talmud (200–500)
 
* Sanhedrin 56a, enumeration of the seven Noachide laws
 
* Sanhedrin 56a, enumeration of the seven Noachide laws
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* Sanhedrin 56b, the prohibitions against eating the blood of a living animal, against the emasculation of animals, against sorcery, against pairing animals of different species, and against grafting trees of different kinds (Tanna debe Menasseh)
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* Sanhedrin 56b, With regard to idolatry, he can be found guilty only if he worshiped an idol in the regular form in which that particular deity is usually worshiped; while in the case of blasphemy he may be found guilty, even when he has blasphemed with one of the attributes of God's name—an action which, if committed by an Israelite, would not be regarded as criminal
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* Sanhedrin 57a, The many formalities of procedure essential when the accused is an Israelite need not be observed in the case of the Noachide. The latter may be convicted on the testimony of one witness, even on that of relatives, but not on that of a woman. He need have had no warning ("hatra'ah") from the witnesses; and a single judge may pass sentence on him
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* Sanhedrin 59a; R. Jose ben Ḥanina, "Every law that was enjoined upon the Noachidæ and was repeated at Sinai is meant to apply both to Israelites and to non-Israelites; laws that were enjoined upon the Noachidæ and were not repeated at Sinai apply to Israelites only" By this principle a number of the pre-Sinaitic laws were excluded from the Noachian laws
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* Chulin 92a, thirty Noachian laws are mentioned
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* Yerushalmi 'Avodah Zarah 2:1, thirty Noachian laws are mentioned
  
 
==Biblical References==
 
==Biblical References==
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* Genesis 2:16, declare six commandments that were enjoined upon Adam.
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* Geneis 9:4, a seventh commandment added after the Flood—not to eat flesh that had been cut from a living animal.
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==Non Rabbinic Jewish Sources==
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* Jubilees, vii. 20-29, non standard enumeration of the seven Noachide laws
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==Non-Jewish Sources==

Revision as of 08:42, 14 November 2006

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Prayer Books

Modern Authors

  • Bindman, Yirmeyahu. (The) Seven Colors of the Rainbow: Torah Ethics for Non-Jews. Resource Publications; 1995. Paperback. ISBN 0-893903-32-9. [A great beginning book for the non-Jew looking into Torah ethics. Explains what G-d originally required of mankind that has been kept from most for nearly 2,000 years, and the role of Gentile in the world to come.] Amazon
  • Bleich, Rabbi J. David. "Mishpat Mavet Bedenai Benai Noach," Jubilee Volume in Honor of Rabbi Joseph D. Soloveitchik 1:193-208 (5754);
  • Bleich, Rabbi J. David. "Tikkun Olam: Jewish Obligations to Non-Jewish Society" in: Tikkun olam: social responsibility in Jewish thought and law. Edited by David Shatz, Chaim I. Waxman and Nathan J. Diament. Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson, 1997. ISBN 0765759519.
  • Clorfene, Chaim and Yaakov Rogalsky The Path of the Righteous Gentile: An Introduction to the Seven Laws of the Children of Noah. New York: Phillip Feldheim, 1987. ISBN 087306433X. also Smithfield, MI: Targum Press, 1987 Online version. Amazon
  • Cowen, Shimon Dovid. 'Perspectives on the Noahide Laws: Universal Ethics (Monographs in Judaism and Civilization,)
  • Davis, J. David. Finding The G-d of Noah: The Spiritual Journey of a Baptist Minister from Christianity to the Laws of Noah. KTAV Publishing (900 Jefferson Street, Hoboken NJ 07030). 1996. ISBN: 0-881255-35-1.
  • Encyclopedia Talmudit, "Ben Noach" 3:348-362;
  • Ginsburgh, Rabbi Yitzchak. Kabbalah and Meditation for the Nations. Publisher: Gal Einai, 2006. The covenant with the Jewish people was not the first made between the Almighty and mankind. Before the revelation at Mt. Sinai, G-d commanded Adam and then made a covenant with Noah, giving them the guidelines for the universal religion of mankind.
  • Hanke, Kimberly E. Turning to Torah: The Emerging Noachide Movement Jason Aronson Publishing House (230 Livingston Street, Northvale, New Jersey 07647) and Number Seven Spectrum House (32-34 Gordon House Road London, NW5 1LP England). 1995. 250 pp. ISBN: 1-568215-00-2. [One woman's path from Christianity to "Messianic" Christianity, and finally to Torah since 1988. At one point, she considers conversion to Judaism, and then learns of the Noachide Covenant, through several Jewish individuals. She then was enlightened into the writings of J. David Davis.] Amazon
  • Kaplan, Jeffrey. Radical Religion in America: Millenarian Movements from the Far Right to the Children of Noah. Syracuse Univ Pr (Trade); 1997. Paperback ISBN 0-815603-96-7. Amazon
  • Lichtenstein, Aaron. "The Seven Laws of Noah". New York: The Rabbi Jacob Joseph School Press and Z. Berman Books, 2d ed. 1986. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 80-69121. Website The most technical book on Noahism. It is probably not intended to be an introduction to the Noahide system, but rather a detailed scholarly analysis for those who have been Noahides for a long time or for Jewish scholars of Noahism.
  • Novak, David. The image of the non-Jew in Judaism: an historical and constructive study of the Noahide Laws. New York : E. Mellen Press, 1983. Amazon
  • Novak, David. Natural law in Judaism. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
  • Rakover, Professor Nahum. "Jewish Law and the Noahide Obligation to Preserve Social Order", Cardozo L.Rev. 12:1073-xxxx (1991)

Last Century

References in the Acharonim

Rabbis of 1550 to the present.

  • Judah ha-Levi, "Cuzari," iii. 73, although only those laws which are found in the Torah, before the revelation at Sinai, should, it would seem, be binding upon all mankind, yet the Rabbis discarded some and, by hermeneutic rules or in accordance with some tradition, introduced others which are not found there.

References in the Rishonim

Rabbis of the early medieval period (1250–1550) preceding the Shulchan Aruch

  • Tosefos, 'Avodah Zarah, 8(9?):4, enumeration of the seven Noachide laws
  • Maimonides, "Yad," Melachim 9:1, enumeration of the seven Noachide laws
  • Maimonides, "Yad", Melachim 9:14, The many formalities of procedure essential when the accused is an Israelite need not be observed in the case of the Noachide.

References in the Savoraim & Geonim

The classical Persian rabbis (500–600) and Rabbis of Sura and Pumbeditha, in Babylonia (650–1250)

  • Seder 'Olam Rabbah, , ed. Ratner, ch. 5, enumeration of the seven Noachide laws

References in the Midrashim

  • Genesis Rabah 16:9, 24:5, enumeration of the seven Noachide laws
  • Canticles Rabah 1:16, enumeration of the seven Noachide laws

References in the Talmud

The sages of the Mishna (70–200) and of the Talmud (200–500)

  • Sanhedrin 56a, enumeration of the seven Noachide laws
  • Sanhedrin 56b, the prohibitions against eating the blood of a living animal, against the emasculation of animals, against sorcery, against pairing animals of different species, and against grafting trees of different kinds (Tanna debe Menasseh)
  • Sanhedrin 56b, With regard to idolatry, he can be found guilty only if he worshiped an idol in the regular form in which that particular deity is usually worshiped; while in the case of blasphemy he may be found guilty, even when he has blasphemed with one of the attributes of God's name—an action which, if committed by an Israelite, would not be regarded as criminal
  • Sanhedrin 57a, The many formalities of procedure essential when the accused is an Israelite need not be observed in the case of the Noachide. The latter may be convicted on the testimony of one witness, even on that of relatives, but not on that of a woman. He need have had no warning ("hatra'ah") from the witnesses; and a single judge may pass sentence on him
  • Sanhedrin 59a; R. Jose ben Ḥanina, "Every law that was enjoined upon the Noachidæ and was repeated at Sinai is meant to apply both to Israelites and to non-Israelites; laws that were enjoined upon the Noachidæ and were not repeated at Sinai apply to Israelites only" By this principle a number of the pre-Sinaitic laws were excluded from the Noachian laws
  • Chulin 92a, thirty Noachian laws are mentioned
  • Yerushalmi 'Avodah Zarah 2:1, thirty Noachian laws are mentioned

Biblical References

  • Genesis 2:16, declare six commandments that were enjoined upon Adam.
  • Geneis 9:4, a seventh commandment added after the Flood—not to eat flesh that had been cut from a living animal.

Non Rabbinic Jewish Sources

  • Jubilees, vii. 20-29, non standard enumeration of the seven Noachide laws

Non-Jewish Sources

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