The Mishnaic mental revolution: a reassessment
The article argues that the self formed by the Mishna, authoritative collection of exegetical material embodying the oral tradition of Jewish law, is markedly different from the self defined as per Hellenistic philosophy. It mentions that innovative use the Mishnah makes of mental categories to dete...
| Published in: | The journal of Jewish studies |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centre
[2015]
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The journal of Jewish studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hebrew language
/ Thinking
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism NBE Anthropology XA Law |
| Further subjects: | B
Mishnah
B Halacha B Hellenism B Philosophy B Jews Civilization Greek influences B Jewish Law B Jews Antiquities B Stoicism |
| Summary: | The article argues that the self formed by the Mishna, authoritative collection of exegetical material embodying the oral tradition of Jewish law, is markedly different from the self defined as per Hellenistic philosophy. It mentions that innovative use the Mishnah makes of mental categories to determine legal outcomes that created a subjectivity which is related to the prominence that the inner self receives in Stoic philosophy. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-2097 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Jewish studies
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