A transgression for the sake of God - 'Averah Li-shmah: a tale of a radical idea in talmudic literature

The Babylonian Talmud (BT) attributes the idea of committing a transgression for the sake of God to R. Naḥman b. Isaac (RNBI). RNBI's statement appears in two parallel sugyot in the BT (Nazir 23a; Horayot 10a). Each sugya has four textual witnesses. By comparing these textual witnesses, this pa...

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Subtitles:Research Article
Main Author: Blankovsky, Yuval (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Pennsylvania Press [2014]
In: AJS review
Year: 2014, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 321-338
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Talmûd bavlî / Text / Spring / Simile
B Transgression / Sin / Judaism / Dialectics / Journalistic editing / Levirate marriage
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
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