Description: A systematic attempt to understand the rabbinic world through its approach to confronting uncertainty 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, including the Mishnah, Tosefta, and halakhic midrashim. 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. 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. Features: A thorough investigation of the principles concerning how to behave in cases of uncertainty An examination of two distinct modes for coping with uncertainty
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Binding: Paperback
Book Title: The Birth of Doubt: Confronting Uncertainty in Early Rabbinic Lit
Number of Pages: X, 208 Pages
Publication Name: Birth of Doubt : Confronting Uncertainty in Early Rabbinic Literature
Language: English
Publisher: Brown Judaic Studies
Publication Year: 2020
Subject: General
Type: Textbook
Author: Moshe Halbertal
Subject Area: Literary Criticism
Format: Hardcover
