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The Talmud on usury

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A ban on usury was endorsed by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Usury was banned in the Books of Moses, but defined in the Babylonian Talmud as a ‘reward for waiting’. Conceptions of usury in early Christianity and Islam accorded with that of the Talmud. A misrepresentation of the Talmudic conception of usury by Jacob Neusner was refuted by Emil Cohn.

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  • Benedikt Koehler, 2023. "The Talmud on usury," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(3), pages 423-435, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecaffa:v:43:y:2023:i:3:p:423-435
    DOI: 10.1111/ecaf.12599
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    1. Neusner, Jacob, 1990. "The Economics of the Mishnah," University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press, edition 1, number 9780226576558, September.
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