The Open Canon: On the Meaning of Halakhic Discourse

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Abstract

In this groundbreaking study Avi Sagi outlines a broad spectrum of answers to important questions presented in Jewish literature, covering theological issues bearing on the meaning of the Torah and of revelation, as well as hermeneutical questions regarding understanding of the halakhic text. This is the first volume to attempt to provide a comprehensive map of the available views and theories concerning the theological, hermeneutical, and ontological meaning of dispute as a constitutive element of Halakhah. It offers an attentive reading of the texts and strives to present, clearly and exhaustively, the conscious account of Jewish tradition in general and of halakhic tradition in particular concerning the meaning of halakhic discourse.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Number of pages241
ISBN (Electronic)9781441102683
ISBN (Print)9780826496690
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2007

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© Avi Sagi, 2007.

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