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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... represents the systematization of Scripture's evidence on a given topic , and it is the systematization of the data that yields a generaliza- tion . Let me give a single example , in the framework of halakhic discourse , that is , the ...
... represents the systematization of Scripture's evidence on a given topic , and it is the systematization of the data that yields a generaliza- tion . Let me give a single example , in the framework of halakhic discourse , that is , the ...
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... represents the whole and was deemed obligatory for all who practised the religion of " the whole Torah of Moses , our rabbi , ” that the world has long known as Judaism ? I owe the reader an account of the criteria by which he or she ...
... represents the whole and was deemed obligatory for all who practised the religion of " the whole Torah of Moses , our rabbi , ” that the world has long known as Judaism ? I owe the reader an account of the criteria by which he or she ...
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... represents the structure and system that sustains a variety of kindred writings emerges in positions that logically ... represented thereby , produces exactly the same account of what they say and mean in their own terms . That is shown ...
... represents the structure and system that sustains a variety of kindred writings emerges in positions that logically ... represented thereby , produces exactly the same account of what they say and mean in their own terms . That is shown ...
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... represents the whole - I allege that a given starting point , the place at which I begin in chapter 2 , marks the ground - zero of the structure and system - the theology of the Oral Torah viewed whole- and the order of topics , their ...
... represents the whole - I allege that a given starting point , the place at which I begin in chapter 2 , marks the ground - zero of the structure and system - the theology of the Oral Torah viewed whole- and the order of topics , their ...
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... represents " the rabbis " as a whole . Where I can explain how conclusions are reached and show the harmony of the result in both correct order - which , readers will dis- cover in chapters 13 and 14 , is much laboured over - and ...
... represents " the rabbis " as a whole . Where I can explain how conclusions are reached and show the harmony of the result in both correct order - which , readers will dis- cover in chapters 13 and 14 , is much laboured over - and ...
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