Rabbinic Authority.
Examines the nature and sources of the authority accorded in Judaism to the Sages of the first five centuries CE, whose statements serve as the basis for Halakhah (Jewish law). Berger critiques the notion of their authority, the assumptions undergirding it and the implications that follow.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1998.
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| Summary: | Examines the nature and sources of the authority accorded in Judaism to the Sages of the first five centuries CE, whose statements serve as the basis for Halakhah (Jewish law). Berger critiques the notion of their authority, the assumptions undergirding it and the implications that follow. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195352719 0195352718 1280470860 9781280470868 0585336113 9780585336114 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |