The Sugya on Agency (Kiddushin 41a-43b): A Study in Talmudic Methodology

Unpublished article. The lengthy sugya examined here is that of Kiddushin 41a-43b.The main theme of the sugya is the consideration of the Biblical warrant for the legal principle of agency i.e. that an act the laws require to be performed by A is valid when performed by B if A had appointed B to be…