The open canon : on the meaning of halakhic discourse / by Avi Sagi ; translated by Batya Stein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sagi, Abraham.

Series:

Kogod library of Judaic studies ; 4.

The Kogod library of Judaic studies ; 4

Standardized Title:

Elu ṿa-elu. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish law--Philosophy.

Jewish law.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Continuum, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

9786613271419

9781283271417

1283271419

9781441102683

144110268X

OCLC:

741691538