ISBN:
0415340039
Language:
English
Pages:
VII, 456 Seiten
Year of publication:
2005
Series Statement:
Institute of Jewish Law, Boston University School of Law publication no. 31
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Controversy and dialogue in the Jewish tradition
Parallel Title:
Controversy and dialogue in the Jewish tradition : an interpretive essay
DDC:
296.127406
Keywords:
Talmud
;
Criticism, interpretation, etc
;
Jewish law
;
Interpretation and construction
;
Rabbinical literature
;
History and criticism
;
Oral communication
;
Religious aspects
;
Judaism
;
Tradition (Judaism)
;
Reasoning
;
Debates and debating
;
Religious aspects
;
Judaism
;
Anthologie
;
Judentum
;
Tradition
;
Religiöser Konflikt
;
Dialog
Abstract:
Interpretive essay -- List of passages -- Translator's note -- Controversy is the way of the Torah. Controversy is not to be multiplied -- The conduct of a controversy : etiquette and rules of debate -- Controversy and truth. Seventy facets to the Torah -- Controversy and uniformity of practice. The 'do not form factions' prohibition and its rationales ; Who is bound by the prohibition? ; The distinction between two courts and one court ; 'Do not form factions' as applied to different communities ; The distinction between law and custom -- Controversy and social harmony -- The origins of halakhic controversy - List of sources - Appendix of Hebrew sources - Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-286) and index
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Text teilw. engl., teilw. hebr.
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