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tion of the lex talionis , which undoubtedly took place generations , if not centuries , before the days of the Rabbis whose discussion is recorded in the Talmud , was not validated at that time by reference to any specific biblical ...
tion of the lex talionis , which undoubtedly took place generations , if not centuries , before the days of the Rabbis whose discussion is recorded in the Talmud , was not validated at that time by reference to any specific biblical ...
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It means that you do something which no specific law requires , and which may even be contrary to a specific law , but which the Law , taken as a whole , does value highly . Thus when Rabba permits scholars to do something delo ...
It means that you do something which no specific law requires , and which may even be contrary to a specific law , but which the Law , taken as a whole , does value highly . Thus when Rabba permits scholars to do something delo ...
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The confrontations between these two components do not occur in some abstract , amorphous , nondescript arena , but in specific situations involving a specific halakhah and a specific ethical concept . The solution which is sought is ...
The confrontations between these two components do not occur in some abstract , amorphous , nondescript arena , but in specific situations involving a specific halakhah and a specific ethical concept . The solution which is sought is ...
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| Title | The Ethical in the Jewish and American Heritage Volume 4 of Moreshet series : studies in Jewish history, literature and thought Volume 4 of Moreshet series |
| Author | Simon Greenberg |
| Publisher | Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0873340027, 9780873340021 |
| Length | 327 pages |
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