In His Image

accepted accordance acquire action applies authority Baba become belief cause command committed concept concerned conduct confession considered court created crime damages death decision deeds desire Deut divine duty entire equal evidence evil expressed fact father fellow give given hand heaven held Hence higher Hilkot human individual inflicted intention interpretation Israel Jewish Judaism judge justice king live Lord Maimonides man's master means Mishnah moral murder neighbor never obligation observance offense one's opinion owner parents particularly penalty performed person Philo positive possession practice priest principle punishment Rabbi reason relation religious repentance responsible reward rule Sages Sanhedrin says scholar serve Sifra sinner sins slave statement suffer Talmud term testimony thee things Thou shalt Torah Tosafot tradition transgression understanding verse witnesses