Maimonides on the "Decline of the generations" and the nature of rabbinic authority /

Maimonides on the "Decline of the generations" and the nature of rabbinic authority /

Shows to what extent and in what fashion Jews are bound to accept the opinions and the pronouncements of religious authorities.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kellner, Menachem Marc, 1946-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1996.
Series:	SUNY series in Jewish philosophy.
Subjects:	Maimonides, Moses, > 1135-1204. Judaism and philosophy. Judaism and science. Jewish law > Interpretation and construction. Tradition (Judaism)
Online Access:	CONNECT CONNECT

Table of Contents:

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.