Yes, it is.
It was written down shortly after the code of Hammurabi.
No. Hebrew law has never been "issued" in synagogues for any reason. It predates synagogues by about a thousand years or more.
Hammurabi
Report him/her to the Law Society in your state or his firm if it was the firm's code of ethics which he/she violated.
Sharia (the code of Islamic law) influences Muslims in much the same way that halacha (the code of Jewish law) influences Jews or canon law (the law code of the Catholic Church) influences Catholics. Each of these law codes has, at various times and places, served as a working code of law guiding civil society or large parts of that society. Each of them is still considered to be binding on members of the respective religious communities by members of that community.
what society inscribed their first written law code onto twelve stone tablets ?
Law = Chok (חוק)
Many empires made a collection of laws or at least regulations that had the force of law. That's how they were governed. Hammurabi of Babylon was one of the first, then there was the Hebrew Law, although not strictly an empire, the ancient Hebrews had their code of laws, Egypt and Rome also had collections of laws.Many empires made a collection of laws or at least regulations that had the force of law. That's how they were governed. Hammurabi of Babylon was one of the first, then there was the Hebrew Law, although not strictly an empire, the ancient Hebrews had their code of laws, Egypt and Rome also had collections of laws.Many empires made a collection of laws or at least regulations that had the force of law. That's how they were governed. Hammurabi of Babylon was one of the first, then there was the Hebrew Law, although not strictly an empire, the ancient Hebrews had their code of laws, Egypt and Rome also had collections of laws.Many empires made a collection of laws or at least regulations that had the force of law. That's how they were governed. Hammurabi of Babylon was one of the first, then there was the Hebrew Law, although not strictly an empire, the ancient Hebrews had their code of laws, Egypt and Rome also had collections of laws.Many empires made a collection of laws or at least regulations that had the force of law. That's how they were governed. Hammurabi of Babylon was one of the first, then there was the Hebrew Law, although not strictly an empire, the ancient Hebrews had their code of laws, Egypt and Rome also had collections of laws.Many empires made a collection of laws or at least regulations that had the force of law. That's how they were governed. Hammurabi of Babylon was one of the first, then there was the Hebrew Law, although not strictly an empire, the ancient Hebrews had their code of laws, Egypt and Rome also had collections of laws.Many empires made a collection of laws or at least regulations that had the force of law. That's how they were governed. Hammurabi of Babylon was one of the first, then there was the Hebrew Law, although not strictly an empire, the ancient Hebrews had their code of laws, Egypt and Rome also had collections of laws.Many empires made a collection of laws or at least regulations that had the force of law. That's how they were governed. Hammurabi of Babylon was one of the first, then there was the Hebrew Law, although not strictly an empire, the ancient Hebrews had their code of laws, Egypt and Rome also had collections of laws.Many empires made a collection of laws or at least regulations that had the force of law. That's how they were governed. Hammurabi of Babylon was one of the first, then there was the Hebrew Law, although not strictly an empire, the ancient Hebrews had their code of laws, Egypt and Rome also had collections of laws.
There is no single answer. The Hebrew Bible is our holiest book, while it is through the discussions in the Talmud that the Hebrew Bible is interpreted and understood, and it is according to the Code of Jewish Law (Shulchan Arukh) that we live.There are other examples too, but the above is representative of our most important texts to study.See also the Related Links.Link: More about the Hebrew BibleLink: More about the TalmudLink: Examples of Jewish laws
The Torah.
divions existed between sociol classes