The Authority of the Divine Law : A Study in Tannaitic Midrash /
Bronstein, Yosef
The Authority of the Divine Law : A Study in Tannaitic Midrash / Yosef Bronstein. - 1 online resource (242 p.) - Judaism and Jewish Life .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: The Authority of the Divine Law over the Chosen People -- 2 Pre-Tannaitic Conceptions of the Divine Law’s Authority -- 3 “You Are My Slaves”: The Authority of the Divine Law in Akivan Midrash -- 4 “May I Be Your King?”: The Authority of the Divine Law in Ishmaelian Midrash -- 5 Contextualizing the Tannaim’s Legal Arguments -- 6 Setting the Boundaries: Tannaitic Attitudes Towards Non-Israelites and Conversion -- 7 The Contingency or Eternality of Israel’s Election -- 8 Is the Israelite Sinner Still an Israelite? -- 9 Into the Bavli -- Conclusion -- Appendix—Tannaitic Sources Regarding the Primordial Roots of Israel’s Election and of the Divine Law -- References -- Index
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Many Jewish groups of late antiquity assumed that they were obligated to observe the Divine Law. This book attempts to study the various rationales offered by these groups to explain the authority that the Divine Law had over them. Second Temple groups tended to look towards philosophy or metaphysics to justify the Divine Law’s authority. The tannaim, though, formulated legal arguments that obligate Israel to observe the Divine Law. While this turn towards legalism is pan-tannaitic, two distinct legal arguments can be identified in tannaitic literature. These specific arguments about the Divine Law’s authority, link to a set of issues regarding the tannaim’s conception of Divine Law and of Israel’s election.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9798887194127 9798887194134
10.1515/9798887194134 doi
2023051447
Jewish law--Interpretation and construction
Jewish law--Interpretation and construction.
Jewish law--Philosophy
Jewish law--Philosophy.
Judaism--Doctrines
Judaism--Doctrines.
Midrash--History and criticism
Midrash--History and criticism.
Providence and government of God
Providence and government of God.
Religion and law
Religion and law.
RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings.
Antiquity. Divine Law. Election of Israel. Israel. Jewish law. Jewish philosophy. Legalism. Midrash Halakha. Midrash. Rabbinics. Tannaitic Midrash. tannaim.
BM514 / .B77 2024
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The Authority of the Divine Law : A Study in Tannaitic Midrash / Yosef Bronstein. - 1 online resource (242 p.) - Judaism and Jewish Life .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: The Authority of the Divine Law over the Chosen People -- 2 Pre-Tannaitic Conceptions of the Divine Law’s Authority -- 3 “You Are My Slaves”: The Authority of the Divine Law in Akivan Midrash -- 4 “May I Be Your King?”: The Authority of the Divine Law in Ishmaelian Midrash -- 5 Contextualizing the Tannaim’s Legal Arguments -- 6 Setting the Boundaries: Tannaitic Attitudes Towards Non-Israelites and Conversion -- 7 The Contingency or Eternality of Israel’s Election -- 8 Is the Israelite Sinner Still an Israelite? -- 9 Into the Bavli -- Conclusion -- Appendix—Tannaitic Sources Regarding the Primordial Roots of Israel’s Election and of the Divine Law -- References -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Many Jewish groups of late antiquity assumed that they were obligated to observe the Divine Law. This book attempts to study the various rationales offered by these groups to explain the authority that the Divine Law had over them. Second Temple groups tended to look towards philosophy or metaphysics to justify the Divine Law’s authority. The tannaim, though, formulated legal arguments that obligate Israel to observe the Divine Law. While this turn towards legalism is pan-tannaitic, two distinct legal arguments can be identified in tannaitic literature. These specific arguments about the Divine Law’s authority, link to a set of issues regarding the tannaim’s conception of Divine Law and of Israel’s election.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9798887194127 9798887194134
10.1515/9798887194134 doi
2023051447
Jewish law--Interpretation and construction
Jewish law--Interpretation and construction.
Jewish law--Philosophy
Jewish law--Philosophy.
Judaism--Doctrines
Judaism--Doctrines.
Midrash--History and criticism
Midrash--History and criticism.
Providence and government of God
Providence and government of God.
Religion and law
Religion and law.
RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings.
Antiquity. Divine Law. Election of Israel. Israel. Jewish law. Jewish philosophy. Legalism. Midrash Halakha. Midrash. Rabbinics. Tannaitic Midrash. tannaim.
BM514 / .B77 2024
296.1/4