The Authority of the Divine Law : : A Study in Tannaitic Midrash / / Yosef Bronstein.
Many Jewish groups of late antiquity assumed that they were obligated to observe the Divine Law. This book attempts to study the various rationales offered by these groups to explain the authority that the Divine Law had over them. Second Temple groups tended to look towards philosophy or metaphysic...
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| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Judaism and Jewish Life
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction: The Authority of the Divine Law over the Chosen People
- 2 Pre-Tannaitic Conceptions of the Divine Law’s Authority
- 3 “You Are My Slaves”: The Authority of the Divine Law in Akivan Midrash
- 4 “May I Be Your King?”: The Authority of the Divine Law in Ishmaelian Midrash
- 5 Contextualizing the Tannaim’s Legal Arguments
- 6 Setting the Boundaries: Tannaitic Attitudes Towards Non-Israelites and Conversion
- 7 The Contingency or Eternality of Israel’s Election
- 8 Is the Israelite Sinner Still an Israelite?
- 9 Into the Bavli
- Conclusion
- Appendix—Tannaitic Sources Regarding the Primordial Roots of Israel’s Election and of the Divine Law
- References
- Index