The Perfect Torah

The Halakhah of the oral Torah conveys monotheism in a philosophical mode, and the Aggadah, monotheism in a mythic mode. What is perfect about the dual Torah, written and oral, is the perfect match between the message and the medium, Halakhah for the philosophical monotheism, Aggadah for the mythic statement of the same monotheism. Chapters One and Two explain the former, Chapters Three and Four, the latter.

About the author

Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. He is a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University, and a Member of the Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton NJ.

Product details

• Authors: Jacob Neusner
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.05.2003
• EAN: 9789004130333
• ISBN: 978-90-04-13033-3
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 247 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 576 g
• Series: Brill Reference Library of Jud
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism