| The Open Canon Contributor(s): Sagi, Avi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826496695 ISBN-13: 9780826496690 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $198.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2008 Annotation: This book outlines the 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. It 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 exhaustively, the conscious account of Jewish tradition in general and of halakhic tradition in particular concerning the meaning of halakhic discourse. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Sacred Writings |
| Dewey: 296.18 |
| LCCN: 2007013754 |
| Series: Kogod Library of Judaic Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.33" W x 9.28" (1.10 lbs) 242 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |