The Oral Law: The Rabbinic Contribution to Torah SheBe'al Peh - Hardcover

Schimmel, Chaim H.

 
9781592645343: The Oral Law: The Rabbinic Contribution to Torah SheBe'al Peh
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1592645348 ISBN 13: 9781592645343
Publisher: Maggid, 2019

Synopsis

Since the Torah was given to all of Am Yisrael at Sinai, how did disputes as to its meaning arise? How did the Sages act when new situations arose that were not provided for in the tradition? What is the difference between Rabbinic interpretation and Rabbinic legislation, and to what extent are these guided by logic or moral reasoning? To what extent did the Sages enjoy the power to interpret tradition and legislate? Did the Sages rely on legal fictions to change the law? These questions, among others, are of great importance to anyone who wants to understand the most essential aspects of Judaism. This newly revised and expanded edition aims to educate both the Torah scholar and the interested layman in the complexities of the Oral Law.

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Since the Torah was given to all of Am Yisrael at Sinai, how did disputes as to its meaning arise? How did the Sages act when new situations arose that were not provided for in the tradition? What is the difference between Rabbinic interpretation and Rabbinic legislation, and to what extent are these guided by logic or moral reasoning? To what extent did the Sages enjoy the power to interpret tradition and legislate? Did the Sages rely on legal fictions to change the law?

These questions, among others, are of great importance to anyone who wants to understand the most essential aspects of Judaism. This newly revised and expanded edition aims to educate both the Torah scholar and the interested layman in the complexities of the Oral Law.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Maggid
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1592645348
ISBN 13 
9781592645343
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
179