Theology of the Oral Torah: Revealing the Justice of GodIn The Theology of the Oral Torah Neusner crafts the central conceptions of rabbinic Judaism into a rigorous, coherent argument by setting forth four cogent principles: that God formed creation in accord with a plan which the Torah reveals; that the perfection of creation is signified by the conformity of human affairs to a few enduring paradigms that transcend change; that Israel's condition, public and personal, is indicative of flaws in creation; and that God will ultimately restore the perfection embodied in his plan for creation. A masterful and original construction of theology of rabbinic Judaism, Neusner's story of the Oral Torah is also remarkably familiar - the emphasis is still on man's sin and God's response, God's justice and mercy, and the human mirroring of God through the possession of the power of will. The Theology of the Oral Torah is part of Neusner's ongoing major project - the construction of theology of rabbinic Judaism - a project which rivals in its scope that of the great Maimonides or, in Christian theology, that of Thomas Aquinas's Summa. |
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... beginning to the calam- ity of the destruction of the ( first ) Temple , what is set forth in both abstract and concrete ways in the Oral Torah , we turn out to state a reprise of the Au- thorized History laid out in Genesis through ...
... beginning to the calam- ity of the destruction of the ( first ) Temple , what is set forth in both abstract and concrete ways in the Oral Torah , we turn out to state a reprise of the Au- thorized History laid out in Genesis through ...
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... beginning that they possessed the Torah revealed by God to Moses at Mount Sinai ( " Moses received Torah at Sinai and handed it on to Joshua , Joshua to elders , and elders to prophets , and prophets handed it on to the men of the great ...
... beginning that they possessed the Torah revealed by God to Moses at Mount Sinai ( " Moses received Torah at Sinai and handed it on to Joshua , Joshua to elders , and elders to prophets , and prophets handed it on to the men of the great ...
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... beginning , he wanted the end . He made me do not only the matter of method by which the work might be done , such as is spelled out in the Prolegomenon , but the work itself . Then I performed a large - scale experiment in method ...
... beginning , he wanted the end . He made me do not only the matter of method by which the work might be done , such as is spelled out in the Prolegomenon , but the work itself . Then I performed a large - scale experiment in method ...
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... beginning " ( Is . 41 : 4 ) . Here is the sages ' counterpart to a theory of teleology : B. " From the beginning of the creation of the world , the Holy One blessed be he des- ignated for every one what was suitable . C. " Adam was ...
... beginning " ( Is . 41 : 4 ) . Here is the sages ' counterpart to a theory of teleology : B. " From the beginning of the creation of the world , the Holy One blessed be he des- ignated for every one what was suitable . C. " Adam was ...
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... beginning God created ... " ( Gen. 1 : 1 ) : B. The word [ " in the beginning " ] means " workman . ” C. [ In the cited verse ] the Torah speaks , " I was the work - plan of the Holy One , blessed be he . " D. In the accepted practice ...
... beginning God created ... " ( Gen. 1 : 1 ) : B. The word [ " in the beginning " ] means " workman . ” C. [ In the cited verse ] the Torah speaks , " I was the work - plan of the Holy One , blessed be he . " D. In the accepted practice ...
Contents
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SOURCES OF WORLD ORDER | 49 |
PERFECTING WORLD ORDER | 239 |
SOURCES OF WORLD DISORDER | 409 |
RESTORING WORLD ORDER | 509 |
EPILOGUE | 639 |
15 Before and After | 641 |
Index of Subjects | 671 |
Index of References to Ancient Texts | 675 |
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Abraham Aqiba arrogance Babylonia BAVLI-TRACTATE blessed bring chapter comes commandments context creation Day of Atonement dead death deeds defined Deut earth Edom Egypt Eleazar encompasses eternal evil exile explain fact father following verse GENESIS RABBAH gentiles God's governs Halakhah hand Heaven Holy human idolatry idols intentionality Isaac Israelites Jacob Jerusalem Judah Judaism judgment justice king kingdom Land of Israel LEVITICUS RABBAH live logic Lord man's matter meaning mercy Messiah Mishnah MISHNAH-TRACTATE Moses nations Oral Torah paradigm paradigmatic person political prayer present principle prophets proposition punishment Rabbi redemption refers relationship repentance response restoration resurrection righteous rules sages SANHEDRIN Scripture says sequence SHABBAT Sinai sins statement story suffering systematic Talmud Tannaite Tannaite authority Temple theology things tion Torah-study Tosefta TRACTATE traits transgression unclean verse of Scripture wicked word world order Written Torah Yohanan zekhut