Maimonides on the "Decline of the Generations" and the Nature of Rabbinic Author

Description: Maimonides on the "Decline of the Generations" and the Nature of Rabbinic Authority by Menachem Kellner Shows to what extent and in what fashion Jews are bound to accept the opinions and the pronouncements of religious authorities. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Shows to what extent and in what fashion Jews are bound to accept the opinions and the pronouncements of religious authorities. Author Biography Menachem Kellner teaches medieval Jewish Philosophy in the Department of Jewish History and Thought and is Wolfson Professor of Jewish Thought and is Dean of Students at the University of Haifa. He is the author of Dogma in Medieval Jewish Thought; Torat he-Ikkarim ba-Philosophiah ha-Yehudit Bimei ha-Benayim; Maimonides on Human Perfection; and Maimonides on Judaism and the Jewish People, also published by SUNY Press. He is translator of Isaac Abravanels Principles of Faith and Levi ben Gershoms Commentary on Song of Songs; and editor of Contemporary Jewish Ethics; Rosh Amanah; and The Pursuit of the Ideal: Jewish Writings of Steven Schwarzschild, also published by SUNY Press. Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. The Decline of the Generations 2. Maimonides on Nature and Miracles 3. Maimonides on Decline 4. Maimonides Attitude towards the Authority of the Rabbis in non-Halakhic Matters 5. Maimonides on the "Advance" of the Generations 6. On the Nature of the Rabbis Authority 7. Concluding (Quasi-) Scientific Postscript Notes References Citations from Maimonides Works General Index Review In order to substantiate these claims, Kellner explores the related idea that Maimonides does not adopt the notion of "the decline of the generations," according to which each succeeding generation, or each succeeding epoch, is in some significant and religiously relevant sense inferior to preceding generations or epochs. Long Description Moses Maimonides, medieval Judaisms leading legist and philosopher, and a figure of central importance for contemporary Jewish self-understanding, held a view of Judaism which maintained the authority of the Talmudic rabbis in matters of Jewish law while allowing for free and open inquiry in matters of science and philosophy. Maimonides affirmed, not the superiority of the "moderns" (the scholars of his and subsequent generations) over the "ancients" (the Tannaim and Amoraim, the Rabbis of the Mishnah and Talmud) but the inherent equality of the two. The equality presented here is not equality of halakhic authority, but equality of ability, of essential human characteristics. In order to substantiate these claims, Kellner explores the related idea that Maimonides does not adopt the notion of "the decline of the generations," according to which each succeeding generation, or each succeeding epoch, is in some significant and religiously relevant sense inferior to preceding generations or epochs. Review Quote In order to substantiate these claims, Kellner explores the related idea that Maimonides does not adopt the notion of "the decline of the generations," according to which each succeeding generation, or each succeeding epoch, is in some significant and religiously relevant sense inferior to preceding generations or epochs. Details ISBN0791429229 Short Title MAIMONIDES ON DECLINE OF GENER Pages 137 Publisher State University of New York Press Language English ISBN-10 0791429229 ISBN-13 9780791429228 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1996 Residence US Birth 1946 DOI 10.1604/9780791429228 Place of Publication Albany, NY Country of Publication United States Illustrations Total Illustrations: 0 AU Release Date 1996-03-28 NZ Release Date 1996-03-28 US Release Date 1996-03-28 UK Release Date 1996-03-28 Author Menachem Kellner Series SUNY series in Jewish Philosophy Publication Date 1996-03-28 Imprint State University of New York Press Alternative 9780791429211 DEWEY 296.18 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131850748;

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