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Rabbinic Authority (Hardcover)
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Rabbinic Authority (Hardcover)
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The Rabbis of the first five centuries of the Common Era loom large
in the Jewish tradition. Until the modern period, Jews viewed the
Rabbinic traditions as the authoritative contents of their covenant
with God, and scholars debated the meanings of these ancient Sages
words. Even after the eighteenth century, when varied denominations
emerged within Judaism, each with its own approach to the
tradition, the literary legacy of the talmudic Sages continued to
be consulted.
In this book, Michael S. Berger analyzes the notion of Rabbinic
authority from a philosophical standpoint. He sets out a typology
of theories that can be used to understand the authority of these
Sages, showing the coherence of each, its strengths and weaknesses,
and what aspects of the Rabbinic enterprise it covers. His careful
and thorough analysis reveals that owing to the multifaceted
character of the Rabbinic enterprise, no single theory is adequate
to fully ground Rabbinic authority as traditionally understood.
The final section of the book argues that the notion of Rabbinic
authority may indeed have been transformed over time, even as it
retained the original name. Drawing on the debates about legal
hermeneutics between Ronald Dworkin and Stanley Fish, Berger
introduces the idea that Rabbinic authority is not a strict
consequence of a preexisting theory, but rather is embedded in a
form of life that includes text, interpretation, and practices.
Rabbinic authority is shown to be a nuanced concept unique to
Judaism, in that it is taken to justify those sorts of activities
which in turn actually deepen the authority itself.
Students of Judaism and philosophers of religion in general will
be intrigued bythis philosophical examination of a central issue of
Judaism, conducted with unprecedented rigor and refreshing creative
insight.
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