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The Talmud's Theological Language-Game

By Borowitz, Eugene B.

The Talmud's Theological Language-Game

By Borowitz, Eugene B.

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Analyzes the structure and logic of aggadic discourse in the Talmud. In this pioneering effort, noted Jewish philosopher Eugene B. Borowitz opens up the rules by which the language-game of aggadic discourse is carried on in the Talmud, the foundational document of rabbinic and all later Judaism. These findings are compared with the aggadah (the realm in which almost all explicit statements about classic Jewish religious belief occur) of some other early rabbinic writings. Two issues drive Borowitz's inquiry: What, if anything, constrains the unprecedented freedom of this realm? and How might one positively characterize the aggadah? Borowitz introduces us to the rabbis not only in their amazing profundity, but also in their unguarded humanity. He concludes with a reflection on how this old Jewish language-game should influence contemporary Jewish thought, and, perhaps, other religious thought as well.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
330
Release Date:
2007-06-01
Publication Date:
2007-06-01
Publisher:
SUNY Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0791467023
ISBN13:
9780791467022
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
537 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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