Rabbinic authority
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Author
Publication
1998 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
56,500 words, Guess
Page Count
226 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL689721M
- ISBN-100195122690
- OCLC Control Number37588458
- OCLC Control Numberrabbinicauthorit00berg
- Library of Congress Control Number97036779
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- Goodreads3956238
- LibraryThing3068244
Classifications
- DDC296.1/2/00922
- LCCBM503 .B47 1998
Description
In this book, Michael S. Berger analyzes the notion of Rabbinic authority from a philosophical standpoint. He sets out a typology of theories that can be used to understand the authority of these Sages, showing the coherence of each, its strengths and weaknesses, and what aspects of the Rabbinic enterprise it covers. His careful and thorough analysis reveals that owing to the multifaceted character of the Rabbinic enterprise, no single theory is adequate to fully ground Rabbinic authority as traditionally understood. Students of Judaism and philosophers of religion in general will be intrigued by this philosophical examination of a central issue of Judaism.
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