Through The Shema Summary
INTRODUCTION TO RABBINIC LITERATURE THROUGH THE SHEMA:
A GLIMPSE INTO THE SPIRITUAL AND HALACHIC TENSION OF JUDAISM
Rabbinic Literature
August 13, 2012
Introduction
Why should a Christian embark on the examination of rabbinic literature? Despite all the misunderstandings that Christians have about these Hebrew writings, there is still so much beauty to be discovered in the way Jewish people view life and God and the study scriptures. One of the ways to catch a glimpse of the beauty of Judaism is to study Jewish prayer. “In [Jewish] prayer the ultimate mystery of existence is invoked and addressed as if it shared in the life of humanity. There is an outreaching to that …show more content…
According to Norman, the Shema is the greatest example of this tension. “To appreciate fully how Judaism has accommodated both spirituality and law within its practice, we can find no better illustration than the teachings pertaining to the proper manner of reading the Shema.” 14 Now that we have a good understanding of the background of the Talmud, the Berakhot tractate, and the Shema, let’s discuss what was so important about what the scribes had to say about the Shema in chapter one of the …show more content…
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Lamm, Norman. The Shema: Spirituality and Law in Judaism as Exemplified in the Shema, the Most Important Passage in the Torah. Philadelphia, PA: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1998.
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Millgram, Abraham Ezra. Great Jewish Ideas. 2nd Printing ed. Washington: B 'nai B 'rith Department of Adult Jewish Education, 1964.
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A GLIMPSE INTO THE SPIRITUAL AND HALACHIC TENSION OF JUDAISM
Rabbinic Literature
August 13, 2012
Introduction
Why should a Christian embark on the examination of rabbinic literature? Despite all the misunderstandings that Christians have about these Hebrew writings, there is still so much beauty to be discovered in the way Jewish people view life and God and the study scriptures. One of the ways to catch a glimpse of the beauty of Judaism is to study Jewish prayer. “In [Jewish] prayer the ultimate mystery of existence is invoked and addressed as if it shared in the life of humanity. There is an outreaching to that …show more content…
According to Norman, the Shema is the greatest example of this tension. “To appreciate fully how Judaism has accommodated both spirituality and law within its practice, we can find no better illustration than the teachings pertaining to the proper manner of reading the Shema.” 14 Now that we have a good understanding of the background of the Talmud, the Berakhot tractate, and the Shema, let’s discuss what was so important about what the scribes had to say about the Shema in chapter one of the …show more content…
Donin, Hayim Halevy. To Pray as a Jew: a Guide to the Prayer Book and the Synagogue Service. New York: Basic Books, 2001.
Fuchs, Lawrence H. Beyond Patriarchy: Jewish Fathers and Families. Hanover, NH: Brandeis, 2000.
Garland, David E. Mark: The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000.
Jewish Encyclopedia, “Heave-Offering,” accessed at http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/7439-heave-offering.
Lamm, Norman. The Shema: Spirituality and Law in Judaism as Exemplified in the Shema, the Most Important Passage in the Torah. Philadelphia, PA: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1998.
MacArthur, John, ed. The Macarthur Study Bible: English Standard Version. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2010.
Millgram, Abraham Ezra. Great Jewish Ideas. 2nd Printing ed. Washington: B 'nai B 'rith Department of Adult Jewish Education, 1964.
Rosen, Jonathan. The Talmud and the Internet: A Journey between Worlds. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2000.
Solomon, Norman. The Talmud: A Selection. London: Penguin Classics, 2009.
Steinsaltz, Adin. Koren Talmud Bavli Volume 1: Tractate Berakhot. Jerusalem: Koren Publishers,