About This Text
Composed: Talmudic Israel, c.190 – c.230 CE
Tractate Shevuot (“Oaths”) is a tractate in Seder Nezikin (“Order of Damages"). Its discusess the sacrifices brought to atone for entering the Temple or eating from a sacrifice while impure, as well as different types of oaths, like those taken by litigants in court.