02963nam 2200721Ia 450 991097222800332120200520144314.09781438408675143840867610.1515/9781438408675(CKB)2670000000233859(OCoLC)794701321(CaPaEBR)ebrary10588733(SSID)ssj0000607419(PQKBManifestationID)11415963(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000607419(PQKBWorkID)10584692(PQKB)11272074(MdBmJHUP)muse13994(Au-PeEL)EBL3408184(CaPaEBR)ebr10588733(OCoLC)923413725(MiAaPQ)EBC3408184(DE-B1597)735708(DE-B1597)9781438408675(Perlego)2674371(EXLCZ)99267000000023385919950511d1996 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMaimonides on the "Decline of the generations" and the nature of rabbinic authority /Menachem KellnerAlbany State University of New York Pressc19961 online resource (x, 137 pages)SUNY series in Jewish PhilosophySUNY series in Jewish philosophyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780791429228 0791429229 9780791429211 0791429210 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Content -- Decline of the Generations -- Maimonides on Nature and Miracles -- Maimonides on Decline -- Maimonides' Attitude towards the Authority of the Rabbis in non-Halakhic Matters -- Maimonides on the "Advance" of the Generations -- On the Nature of the Rabbis' Authority -- Concluding (Quasi-) Scientific Postscript -- Back Matter -- Notes -- References -- Citations from Maimonides' Works -- General Index.Shows to what extent and in what fashion Jews are bound to accept the opinions and the pronouncements of religious authorities.Tradition (Judaism)Jewish lawInterpretation and constructionJudaism and scienceJudaism and philosophyTradition (Judaism)Jewish lawInterpretation and construction.Judaism and science.Judaism and philosophy.296.6/1Kellner Menachem Marc1946-1620498MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910972228003321Maimonides on the "Decline of the generations" and the nature of rabbinic authority4344216UNINA