Book of Holiness

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Book of Holiness is the English rendering of "Sefer Kedushah," a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws concerning sexual ethics and forbidden relationships.

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Book of Holiness canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish legal text ⓘ
part of Mishneh Torah ⓘ
section of a halakhic code ⓘ
aimsTo codify biblical and rabbinic laws on sexual behavior ⓘ
associatedWith Jewish law ⓘ
medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ
author Maimonides ⓘ
Moses ben Maimon ⓘ
linked to: Maimonides
componentOf fourteen-book structure of Mishneh Torah ⓘ
focusesOn forbidden relationships ⓘ
laws of sexual conduct ⓘ
sexual ethics ⓘ
genre halakhic code ⓘ
rabbinic legal literature ⓘ
hasEnglishTitle Book of Holiness ⓘ
hasHebrewTitle Sefer Kedushah ⓘ
hasSubtopics laws of forbidden unions ⓘ
prohibitions on adultery ⓘ
prohibitions on certain marriages ⓘ
prohibitions on incest ⓘ
influenced later halakhic codifiers ⓘ
languageOfTitle Hebrew ⓘ
originalTitle Sefer Kedushah ⓘ
partOf Mishneh Torah ⓘ
partOfLargerWork Mishneh Torah ⓘ
partOfSeries books of Mishneh Torah ⓘ
placeOfComposition Egypt ⓘ
religiousLawSystem Halakha ⓘ
religiousTradition Judaism ⓘ
scripturalBasis Talmud ⓘ
Torah ⓘ
theologicalTheme holiness in intimate relationships ⓘ
sanctification of human sexuality ⓘ
timePeriodOfComposition 12th century ⓘ
usedBy rabbinic scholars ⓘ
usedFor practical halakhic rulings on sexual matters ⓘ

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Sefer Kedushah → hasTitleMeaning → Book of Holiness ⓘ
Book of Holiness → hasEnglishTitle → Book of Holiness ⓘ