While scripture is at the center of many religions among them islam and christianity this book inquires into the function development and implications of the centrality of text upon the jewish community and by extension on the larger question of canonization and the text centered community. People of the book canon meaning and authority moshe halbertal while scripture is at the center of many religions among them islam and christianity this book inquires into the function development and implications of the centrality of text upon the jewish community and by extension on the larger question of canonization and the text . Near the end of mose halbertals inquiry into the meaning of the jewish canon though less into the nature of its authority he relates in the past tense ie as part of history an as yet unfolding drama like all good histories it is captivating halbertal tell us of the struggle in fourteenth century provence between philosophers and talmudists between those who would go beyond the . The author examines the crucial commitment to certain texts and their role in shaping many aspects of jewish life and endowing the tradition with coherence introduction p 1. People of the book canon meaning and authority dec 20 2020 posted by erle stanley gardner library text id 346af8b8 online pdf ebook epub library problems of normative and formative authority with an emphasis on the changing status and people of the book canon meaning and authority nov 30 2020 posted by arthur