RT Book
T1 The birth of doubt: confronting uncertainty in early rabbinic literature
T2 Brown judaic studies
JF Brown judaic studies
A1 Halberṭal, Mosheh 1958-
A2 Fischer, Elli
LA English
PP Providence, Rhode Island
PB Brown Judaic Studies
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1754736734
AB "In the rabbinic laws in the Mishnah, the Sages constructed an entire field of instructions concerning how to behave in situations of uncertainty ranging from matters of ritual purity, to lineage and marriage, to monetary law, and to the laws of forbidden foods. Reflecting on the weight assigned to different possible errors that could be made and examining the norms of uncertainty opens a window for understanding the early rabbinic that reflected rules aimed not at avoidance but rather at dwelling in the midst of uncertainty, thus rejecting sectarian isolationism meant to minimize a community's friction with uncertainty"--
AB "In the history of halakhah, the treatment of uncertainty became one of the most complex fields of intense study. In his latest book, Moshe Halbertal focuses on examining the point of origin of the study of uncertainty in early rabbinic literature. Halbertal explores instructions concerning how to behave in situations of uncertainty ranging from matters of ritual purity, to lineage and marriage, to monetary law, and to the laws of forbidden foods in the Mishnah, Tosefta, and halakhic midrashim. This examination of the rules of uncertainty introduced in early rabbinic literature reveals that these rules were not aimed at avoiding but rather at dwelling in the midst of uncertainty, thus rejecting the sectarian isolationism that sought to minimize a community’s experience of and friction with uncertainty."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper
NO Includes bibliographical references and indexes
CN BM496.9.D68
SN 1-951498-75-5
SN 1-951498-76-3
SN 978-1-951498-75-7
SN 978-1-951498-76-4
K1 Rabbinical literature : History and criticism
K1 Uncertainty
K1 Uncertainty : Religious aspects
K1 Jewish Law : Interpretation and construction
K1 Judaism : History : Talmudic period, 10-425
K1 Jewish law ; Interpretation and construction
K1 Judaism ; Talmudic period
K1 Rabbinical literature
K1 Uncertainty ; Religious aspects
K1 Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 History