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Kellner, Menachem Marc, 1946-

Maimonides on the "Decline of the generations" and the nature of rabbinic authority / Menachem Kellner. - Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1996. - 1 online resource (x, 137 pages). - SUNY Series in Jewish Philosophy . - SUNY series in Jewish philosophy. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Decline of the Generations -- Maimonides on Nature and Miracles -- Maimonides on Decline -- Maimonides' Attitude towards the Authority of the Rabbis in non-Halakhic Matters -- Maimonides on the "Advance" of the Generations -- On the Nature of the Rabbis' Authority -- Concluding (Quasi- ) Scientific Postscript -- Citations from Maimonides' Works. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7.

ISBN: 9781438408675 1438408676 9780791429228 0791429229

Subjects--Personal Names:
Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204.
Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204 --Views on Jewish tradition.
Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Judaism and philosophy.
Judaism and science.
Jewish law--Interpretation and construction.
Tradition (Judaism)
RELIGION--Judaism--General.
Jewish law--Interpretation and construction.
Judaism and philosophy.
Judaism and science.
Tradition (Judaism)

Subjects--Index Terms: "Multi-User"

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BM529 / .K45 1996

Dewey Class. No.: 296.6/1