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The Revealed Torah from the Sinai and its contents in the doctrines of rabbinical Judaism

Publication |
2005

Abstract

The present study dealing with the contents of Revealed Torah in the doctrines of Rabbinical Judaism is the continuation of the article published in this volume of Theological Revue )Vol. 76/2005, Nr.1, p.39-54),devoted to the character of the Revelation itself. As for the contents of the Revealed Torah there are some information preserved in different sources mostly Palestinian origin dated back to the period of the teachers of Mishnah (tannaim) and Gemara (amoraim).

The conception was already common that the Revealed Torah consists of two parts the Written and Oral Law (Torah). Written Torah was divided into three parts called Torah (Law)- Neviin (Prophets)- Ktuvim (Writings) and in correspondence with in the Pral Torah consists of mishnah (i.e. rules without connection with written Torah), midrashot/talmud (rules deduced by the hermeneutical principles from biblical texts) an agadah (traditions of non legal character.

In additions to the above mentioned terms there are also another terms and expressions e.g. dikdukei torah or dikdukei sofrim which designate another special parts of oral traditions of the founders of rabbinical Judaism and are subjected constant discussions. With the aid of this doctrine of Oral Law as a part of Revealed Torah was added the necessary legitimacy to the traditions of the formative rabbinical Judaism.