Machloket
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Machloket is a central rabbinic concept referring to a principled disagreement or dispute in the interpretation of Jewish law and tradition.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Talmudic concept
ⓘ
halakhic concept ⓘ rabbinic concept ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | machlokes ⓘ |
| hasConceptualOpposite | unanimous halakhic consensus ⓘ |
| hasEthicalDimension |
discourages personal animosity
ⓘ
requires respect for opposing views ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
clarification of halakha
ⓘ
development of Jewish law ⓘ preservation of minority opinions ⓘ |
| hasHebrewSpelling | מחלוקת ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
creating multiple minhagim (customs)
ⓘ
shaping diverse halakhic traditions ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
analogical reasoning
ⓘ
question and answer dialectic ⓘ textual exegesis ⓘ |
| hasNormativeCategory |
machloket l’shem shamayim
ⓘ
machloket she-lo l’shem shamayim ⓘ |
| hasSourceText |
Mishnah
ⓘ
surface form:
Pirkei Avot 5:17
|
| hasTransliteration | machloket ⓘ |
| isAnalyzedIn |
Talmudic pilpul
ⓘ
yeshiva study ⓘ |
| isCentralTo |
Talmudic discourse
ⓘ
halakhic process ⓘ Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ
surface form:
rabbinic Judaism
|
| isCharacterizedBy |
dialectical reasoning
ⓘ
multiple legitimate legal opinions ⓘ structured argumentation ⓘ |
| isConnectedTo |
authority of the Sanhedrin
ⓘ
majority rule in halakhic decision-making ⓘ principle of eilu v’eilu divrei Elohim chayim ⓘ |
| isDescribedIn | rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| isDiscussedBy |
medieval Jewish commentators
ⓘ
modern halakhic authorities ⓘ |
| isEvaluatedAs |
for the sake of Heaven when pursued for truth
ⓘ
negative when driven by ego or power ⓘ |
| isIllustratedBy |
disputes between Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai
ⓘ
disputes between Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Ishmael ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Halakha
ⓘ
Torah interpretation ⓘ rabbinic authority ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Midrashic literature
ⓘ
Mishnah ⓘ Talmud ⓘ |
| refersTo |
dispute in interpretation of Jewish tradition
ⓘ
principled disagreement in Jewish law ⓘ |
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