Abstract
This article introduces the confrontational theology of the rabbinic literature of late antiquity by means of a well-known, yet ill-understood legend. It goes on to argue that Talmudic confrontationalism comes coupled with an insistent dialogism that, unlike any other major human undertaking, displays a profound awareness of the indispensable role of external normative critique in the process of changing one's mind.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 335-348 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Open Philosophy |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Menachem Fisch, published by De Gruyter 2020.
Keywords
- Talmud
- abbinic literature
- agency
- dialogism
- halakha
- midrash
- normative critique
- rationality
