Does Faith Matter?: The Ancient Jewish Debate About Faith and Mitzvot
Date: May 09, 2022
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Sponsor: Online Learning | Public Lectures and Events
Category: Online Learning Public Lectures & Events
Does Faith Matter?: The Ancient Jewish Debate About Faith and Mitzvot
Part of our spring learning series, Relating to God
Monday, May 9, 2022, 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Online
With Dr. David Kraemer, Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian and Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics
One often hears it said that “Judaism cares what one does, not what one believes.” But this is a distortion, an oversimplification. When one looks at sources from the period of the birth of Rabbinic Judaism (including early “Christian” writings), one finds that there was an active debate about this matter. In this session, we will begin by considering the arguments of those ancient Jews—Paul and James—who raised the important question of faith vs. mitzvot. We will then examine echoes of the same debate in early rabbinic sources.
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