Truthfulness and the permissibility of Falsehood in the Jewish tradition
In this article, I deal with the concept of truth and lie in Jewish traditional literature, examining its development in the Hebrew Bible and rabbinic literature. An essential aspect in understanding this concept is the dualism of "good" and "evil" impulses and the free will of h...
| Subtitles: | Special Issue in Honour of the Founding Editor of the "Journal of Beliefs and Values", Rev'd Dr W. S. Campbell |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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Journal of beliefs and values
Year: 2017, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 180-187 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Rabbinic literature
/ Truth
/ Lie
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism NCB Personal ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Jewish Tradition
B Free Will B lie B Sin B falsehood B God's Image B Truthfulness |
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| Summary: | In this article, I deal with the concept of truth and lie in Jewish traditional literature, examining its development in the Hebrew Bible and rabbinic literature. An essential aspect in understanding this concept is the dualism of "good" and "evil" impulses and the free will of human beings, who were created in the image of God and have the choice to decide between right and wrong. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9362 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2017.1291253 |