Does Judaism Recognize the Supererogatory?

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Abstract

This chapter puts forward a prima facie argument for a Jewish form of anti-supererogation before finding that no such argument can do justice to the Jewish tradition. Instead, the question becomes: what form of supererogation can Jewish law recognize? Qualified forms of supererogation would allow the Jewish philosopher to preserve certain theological and philosophical desiderata, but an unqualified form of supererogation sits more easily with a central approach to the nature of Divine revelation. Accordingly, the shape of a Jewish supererogation has deep consequences for Jewish philosophy at large.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationHandbook of Supererogation
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages329-346
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9789819936335
ISBN (Print)9789819936328
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2023

Keywords

  • Halakha
  • Judaism
  • Maimonides
  • Nachmanides
  • Supererogation

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Arts and Humanities
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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