'This concise, well-written (if dense), and often brilliant study is far more than its modest title would suggest.' L. D. Loeb, Choice
Introduction; 1. Jewish law as a subject for study; 2. Jewish law as a religious legal order; 3. The sources of Jewish law; 4. Halachic authority; 5. Hermeneutics; 6. Jewish law and the law of nations: the administration of legal pluralism.