Tiresias: The Ancient Mediterranean Religions Source Database

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Mishnah, Makkot, 3.16
nan Rabbi Hananiah ben Akashia says: “The Holy Blessed One, desired to make Israel worthy, therefore gave He gave them much Torah [to study] and many commandments [to perform]: for it is says, “The Lord desires [his servant’s] vindication, that he may magnify and glorify [His] teaching.”"

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subject	book bibliographic info
atonement,foundations of	Neusner (2001) 131
constitution	Brooke et al (2008) 7
god,lawgiver	Brooke et al (2008) 7
interiorities defined,rebellion and sin	Neusner (2001) 131
interpretation,biblical	Brooke et al (2008) 7
interpretation,hellenistic jewish	Brooke et al (2008) 7
interpretation,pre-rabbinic	Brooke et al (2008) 7
josephus	Brooke et al (2008) 7
learning,from more than one teacher	Hirshman (2009) 152
nomos	Brooke et al (2008) 7
philo of alexandria	Brooke et al (2008) 7
politics	Brooke et al (2008) 7
rabbinic judaism	Brooke et al (2008) 7
reasoning	Hirshman (2009) 152
revelation,law	Brooke et al (2008) 7
revelation	Brooke et al (2008) 7
sinai,lawgiving	Brooke et al (2008) 7
sinai	Brooke et al (2008) 7
torah,constitution	Brooke et al (2008) 7
tradition,received'	Hirshman (2009) 152