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The Hebrew Bible "

Rabbinic Literature in a Nutshell


Presentation by Joab Eichenberg-Eilon, Ph.D. = ", , Tanakh = Torah, Nevi-im, Ketuvim Torah = teaching, law, theory Nevi-im = prophets (including history) Ketuvim = writings (wisdom literature) The order of books in the Hebrew Bible is different from that of Christian Bibles

Torah -
Several meanings:
Teaching (related to teacher = ) The Law (related to instruction = ) A theory (Theory of Relativity ) Sense of fullness (")"

Torah as Law
Torah = first 5 books of the Bible
Genesis History* Exodus History* & laws Leviticus mostly ritual laws Numbers History* & laws Deuteronomy Laws and Ethics * History includes mythology and theology

Commandments
Torah is considered as the ultimate source of Jewish Law from which all other laws are derived A law that comes directly from the Torah ( )is superior to a law that was inferred from the Torah or enacted later Tradition has it that the Torah included 613 commandments

Canonization of the Hebrew Bible


Completed in the late 2nd Temple period Until then communication with the divine
Was direct with the Patriarchs and Matriarchs Went through prophets and seers Was enacted in the sacrifice cult in Jerusalem

the End of Prophecy


Reincarnation of Judaism as the People of the Book (or Books), relying on bible interpretation

Traditional Faith about Torah


Torah was a gift given by God via Moses to the Israelites Receiving the Torah implied accepting it as part of a covenant and following its laws Torah is Gods communication = sacred Torah includes all the future interpretations (implied: accepted by the religious authority)

Ergo: Torah = vademecum


Torah is the guide by which Jews must live Everything a Jew needs to know is in the Torah There are accepted methodologies of making inferences from the Torah to cases that are not mentioned in the Torah Example: lighting fire on Shabbat = electricity

Rashi Commentary "

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