Dual discourse, single Judaism
the category-formations of the halakhah and the aggadah defined, compared, and contrasted
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Author
Publication
2001 - University Press of America, Lanham, MD, Maryland
Language
English
Word Count
44,750 words, Guess
Page Count
179 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL6790085M
- ISBN-100761819282
- OCLC Control Number45317139
- OCLC Control Number702195846
- Internet Archivedualdiscours_neus_2001_000_6747108
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number00051250
- LibraryThing3079643
- Goodreads4164392
Classifications
- DDC296.1/206
- LCCBM521 .N48 2001
Description
"How does the inner logic of the Aggadah, its narrative and theology (whether systematic or merely episodic) match the deepest rationality of the Halakhah, its norms and foci and points of tension and remission of tension? The answer emerges from the comparison and contrast of large, organizing aggregates of the Halakhah and of the Aggadah. The Halakhic and the Aggadic category formations are explained fully. In the Mishnah-Tosefta-Yerushalmi-Bavli we have the best of all possible Halakhic category - formations for the purpose of defining the structure of Israel's inner life, the social order of the kingdom of the priests and the holy people that God had in mind in bringing Israel into being. In the Rabbah-midrash compilations and their companions, we have the best of all possible Aggadic category formations for the purpose of narrating the working of the system of Israel's public life, the story of that kingdom of priests and holy people in history. These are presented in two distinct exercises, deductive and inductive. The dual discourse tells a continuous story."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Studies in ancient Judaism
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