TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kellner,Menachem Marc
TI  - Maimonides on the "Decline of the generations" and the nature of rabbinic authority
T2  - SUNY Series in Jewish Philosophy
SN  - 9781438408675
AV  - BM529 .K45 1996
U1  - 296.6/1 20
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Albany
PB  - State University of New York Press
KW  - Maimonides, Moses,
KW  - Judaism and philosophy
KW  - Judaism and science
KW  - Jewish law
KW  - Interpretation and construction
KW  - Tradition (Judaism)
KW  - Judaïsme et philosophie
KW  - Judaïsme et sciences
KW  - Droit juif
KW  - Interprétation
KW  - Tradition (Judaïsme)
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Judaism
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - "Multi-User"
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ch. 1; The Decline of the Generations --; Ch. 2; Maimonides on Nature and Miracles --; Ch. 3; Maimonides on Decline --; Ch. 4; Maimonides' Attitude towards the Authority of the Rabbis in non-Halakhic Matters --; Ch. 5; Maimonides on the "Advance" of the Generations --; Ch. 6; On the Nature of the Rabbis' Authority --; Ch. 7; Concluding (Quasi- ) Scientific Postscript --; Citations from Maimonides' Works
N2  - Shows to what extent and in what fashion Jews are bound to accept the opinions and the pronouncements of religious authorities
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