[170] While it is generally acknowledged that the decisions arrived at in connection with the Law of Moses termed “Halachah” were transmitted orally, certainly until the time of R. Judah the Holy, known as Rabbi (end of second century), the “Haggadic” decisions here alluded to were committed to writing at a much earlier date.

[171] See on page [367] for further details on the position held by women in Israel.

Transcriber’s Notes:
1. Obvious printers’, spelling and punctuation errors have been silently corrected.
2. Where appropriate, original spelling has been retained.
3. Both the spelling of Sulpitius (p.32) and Sulpicius (p. 73) are correct.
4. In a few instances the page numbers in the index were incorrect. these have been silently corrected.