Halakhah in a Theological Perspective

This volume examines the ideas of Rabbi Moses ben Nahman (1194-1270), the Ramban, Nahmanides in the European literature. An exegete, epistemologist of Jewish history and experience, and pioneer of Kabbalistic reasoning, Nahmanides was the spokesperson of embattled Spanish Jewry at the ominous Barcel...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Brown University (-)
Otros Autores: Novak, David, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chico : Brown Judaic Studies 2020
2020.
Colección:Brown Judaic studies; 68
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Can Halakhah Be Both Authoritative and Changing?
  • The Conflict Between Halakhah and Ethics: The Case of Mamzerut
  • Annulment in Lieu of Divorce in Jewish Law
  • Divorce and Conversion: Is a Traditional-Liberal Modus Vivendi Possible?
  • Women in the Rabbinate?
  • Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the Perspective of Jewish Tradition
  • Judaism and Contemporary Bioethics
  • The Threat of Nuclear War: Jewish Perspectives
  • The Logic of the Covenant: An Essay in Systematic Jewish Theology.