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- catalog abstract "Moses Maimonides, medieval Judaism's 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.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b8575143.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description ". 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.".
- catalog description "Ch. 1. The Decline of the Generations -- Ch. 2. Maimonides on Nature and Miracles -- Ch. 3. Maimonides on Decline -- Ch. 4. Maimonides' Attitude towards the Authority of the Rabbis in non-Halakhic Matters -- Ch. 5. Maimonides on the "Advance" of the Generations -- Ch. 6. On the Nature of the Rabbis' Authority -- Ch. 7. Concluding (Quasi- ) Scientific Postscript -- Citations from Maimonides' Works.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-131) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Moses Maimonides, medieval Judaism's 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.".
- catalog extent "x, 137 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0791429210 (hc acid-free)".
- catalog identifier "0791429229 (pb acid-free)".
- catalog isPartOf "SUNY series in Jewish philosophy".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Albany : State University of New York Press,".
- catalog subject "296.6/1 20".
- catalog subject "BM529 .K45 1996".
- catalog subject "Jewish law Interpretation and construction.".
- catalog subject "Judaism and philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Judaism and science.".
- catalog subject "Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204 Views on Jewish tradition.".
- catalog subject "Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204.".
- catalog subject "Tradition (Judaism)".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. The Decline of the Generations -- Ch. 2. Maimonides on Nature and Miracles -- Ch. 3. Maimonides on Decline -- Ch. 4. Maimonides' Attitude towards the Authority of the Rabbis in non-Halakhic Matters -- Ch. 5. Maimonides on the "Advance" of the Generations -- Ch. 6. On the Nature of the Rabbis' Authority -- Ch. 7. Concluding (Quasi- ) Scientific Postscript -- Citations from Maimonides' Works.".
- catalog title "Maimonides on the "Decline of the generations" and the nature of rabbinic authority / Menachem Kellner.".
- catalog type "text".