RLGA01H3 Study Guide - Divine Language, Mishnah, Identity Formation
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Try to think of the best examples of religious traditions in our course that best express the idea of tradition as both a connection to and departure from previous traditions: 1. Oral mishnah, which is part of the talmud: god orally gave moses the law, which moses then gave to the israelites orally (later written down, talmud = mishnah + pentateuch + gemarah. Written written torah particularly the pentateuch as given by moses. Successive after successive revelation because of the failure of human beings to keep the covenant. Interpretation: midrash: the activity of continuous interpretation in the talmud i. e. exegesis. Shows the organic nature of the talmud in its continuous state. Midrash commentaries are line-by-line commentaries of the talmud. Codification: after destruction of the 2nd temple (70 ce), there was a need to codify scripture to ensure its survival. This required a shift from temple based religion (where the temple was the focus) to community and text based codification.
