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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781777003321

Autore

Sagi Abraham

Titolo

The open canon [[electronic resource] ] : on the meaning of halakhic discourse / / by Avi Sagi ; translated by Batya Stein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, NY, : Continuum, 2007

ISBN

1-283-27141-9

9786613271419

1-4411-0268-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

The Kogod library of Judaic studies ; ; 4

Disciplina

296.1/8

Soggetti

Jewish law - Philosophy

Rabbinical literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-229) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: The Monistic Outlook; Part 2: The Pluralistic Outlook; Part 3: The Harmonic Outlook; Part 4: These and These Are the Words of the Living God: Halakhic Values; Part 5: On Dispute and Authority; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this groundbreaking study Avi Sagi outlines a broad spectrum of answers to important questions presented in Jewish literature, covering theological issues bearing on the meaning of the Torah and of revelation, as well as hermeneutical questions regarding understanding of the halakhic text. This is the first volume to attempt to provide a comprehensive map of the available views and theories concerning the theological, hermeneutical, and ontological meaning of dispute as a constitutive element of Halakhah. It offers an attentive reading of the texts and strives to present, clearly and exhaus