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People of the book : canon, meaning, and authority /

People of the Book offers an introduction to Jewish hermeneutics, and conveys the importance of the tradition to both general and academic readers.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Halbertal, Moshe
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1997.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Canonical Text and Text-Centered Community
  • 1. Canon and Meaning
  • The Uses of Canon
  • The Sealed Canon
  • Authority and Sealing
  • The Meaning of the Canonical Text
  • Canon and the Principle of Charity
  • Textual Closure and Hermeneutical Openness
  • Uncharitable Readings of Canons
  • 2. Authority, Controversy, and Tradition
  • Authorial Intention and Authoritative Meaning
  • Canon and Controversy
  • Three Views on Controversy and Tradition
  • From a Flexible Canon to a Closed Code
  • The Institution and the Canon
  • 3. Canon and CurriculumFormative Text
  • The Concept of Torah in “Talmud Torahâ€?
  • The Challengers of Talmudism
  • Codification and Decanonization
  • Esotericism and Censorship
  • Kabbalists and the Talmudic Curriculum
  • Strong Canonicity and Shared Discourse
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: The Sovereign and the Canon
  • Notes
  • Index