Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Torah and Halachic Authority (3/12) Previous Document: Question 3.36: What is the Mishneh Torah (Yad Ha-Hazaqah , Sefer Mehoqeq)? Next Document: Question 3.38: What is the Arba'ah Turim (The Tur, The Four Rows)? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Answer: This title translates as "The Great Book of Commandments" and was written by Rabbi Moses ben Jacob of Coucy'. Rabbi ben Jacob lived in the first half of the 13th century, Coucy, France. This work--usually designated by its acronym, the Semag--classifies Jewish law according to the traditional enumeration of 613 commandments. The work is divided into two sections. The first deals with the 365 negative precepts of the Torah, and the second with the 248 positive precepts. References to the Semag are by Section (Positive or Negative) and Commandment Number within each section. User Contributions:Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Torah and Halachic Authority (3/12) Previous Document: Question 3.36: What is the Mishneh Torah (Yad Ha-Hazaqah , Sefer Mehoqeq)? Next Document: Question 3.38: What is the Arba'ah Turim (The Tur, The Four Rows)? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: SCJ FAQ Maintainer <maintainer@scjfaq.org>
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