TY - JOUR
AU - Kiel, Yishai
AB - The study attempts to situate the Talmudic theological discussion of repentance—particularly in its Babylonian representations—within the context of Zoroastrian and East Christian traditions. In this regard, the study seeks to provide a cultural framework, in light of which the Talmudic theology of repentance can be seen in the broader context of the penitential discourses that pervaded the cultures of East Late Antiquity. The study focuses on two issues in particular, which underscore the congruent theological engagement of the rabbis and their East Christian and Zoroastrian interlocutors in penitential theology: 1) the relative status of the penitent as opposed to the perfectly righteous. 2) The relative roles of psychological repentance and objective measures of penance and expiation in the process.
TI - Penitential Theology in East Late Antiquity: Talmudic, Zoroastrian, and East Christian Reflections
JO - Journal for the Study of Judaism
DO - 10.1163/15700631-12340062
DA - 2014-09-23
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/brill/penitential-theology-in-east-late-antiquity-talmudic-zoroastrian-and-asabC2OA5e
SP - 551
EP - 583
VL - 45
IS - 4-5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -