Nezikin (
Hebrew: נזיקין, Damages) or Seder Nezikin (סדר נזיקין, The Order of Damages) is the fourth
Order of the
Mishna (also the
Tosefta and
Talmud). It deals largely with Jewish criminal and civil law and the
Jewish court system.Nezikin contains ten volumes (or "tractates"):
Bava Kamma (בבא קמא, First Gate) deals with civil matters, largely damages and compensation. 10 chapters. (See also
Shomer)
Bava Metzia (בבא מציעא, Middle Gate) deals with civil matters, largely torts and property law. 10 chapters.
Bava Batra (בבא בתרא, Last Gate) deals with civil matters, largely land ownership. 10 chapters.
Sanhedrin (סנהדרין, The
Sanhedrin) deals with the rules of court proceedings in the
Sanhedrin, the death penalty, and other criminal matters. 11 chapters.
Makkot (מכות, Lashes) deals with collusive witnesses,
cities of refuge and the punishment of lashes. 3 chapters.
Shevu'ot (שבועות, Oaths) deals with the various types of oaths and their consequences. 8 chapters.
Eduyot (עדויות, Testimonies) presents case studies of legal disputes in Mishnaic times and the miscellaneous testimonies that illustrate various Sages and principles of
halakha. 8 chapters.
Avodah Zarah (עבודה זרה, Foreign worship) deals with the laws of interactions between Jews and Gentiles and/or idolaters (from a Jewish perspective). 5 chapters.
Avot (אבות, Fathers) is a collection of the Sages' favourite ethical maxims. 5 chapters.
Horayot (הוריות, Decisions) deals with the communal sin-offering brought for major errors by the Sanhedrin. 3 chapters.
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