How did Judaism develop?

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Need to understand texts and study in order to understand Judaism

Judaism survived and thrived through studying texts

In the Talmud.....Moses presented as student...God as a teacher and scribe

"the Mishnah and accompanying Gemara" became heart of what became the Talmud

The Mishnah makes no reference to the bible or other authority

The Mishnah states the way things should be done.....

a literary text that brings different rabbis and speeches together for religious purposes

The Gemara relates the Mishnah to the Talmud.......

points to the importance of questions other than those of sources and authority

The Talmud uses trivia and mundane matters to uncover coherent structure of the whole of life

Talmud uses practical concerns and decision making to address universal issues and refine theories

By attending to specific information and words...rabbis seek principles that make sense of everything

Talmud= a compendium of answers to questions and a solution to "unbounded curiosity"

"Yeshiva"= Talmudic college

argumentative style of learning....dynamic.....helping to find meaning in texts to help each other understand

taught to study throughout life...for sake of studying

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