The Open Cannon: On the Meaning of Halakhic Discourse

by Avi Sagi

Book Overview

In this groundbreaking study Avi Sagi outlines a broad spectrum of answers to important questions presented in Jewish literature, covering theological issues bearing on the meaning of the Torah and of revelation, as well as hermeneutical questions regarding understanding of the halakhic text.
This is the first volume to attempt to provide a comprehensive map of the available views and theories concerning the theological, hermeneutical, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826496709
• ISBN13: 9780826496706
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"