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SUMMARY:Conceptions of Organised Violence\, Individual Life\, and Divine C
 ommand in Classical Rabbinic Judaism - Dr. Daniel Weiss (Murray Edwards Co
 llege)
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CONTACT:Ilya Berkovich
DESCRIPTION:This paper explores classical rabbinic literature’s concepti
 on of the infinite value of individual human life and the ways in which th
 is conception points to a sharp qualitative difference between ‘individu
 al’ and ‘collective’ forms of justified killing and violence. Precis
 ely through the same modes of thought that sanction the former (in certain
  limited cases)\, these sources frequently end up ruling out the latter in
  practical terms\, while nevertheless upholding it in principle.  A key fa
 ctor in this regard is the rabbinic requirement of direct divine command\,
  a requirement that transforms the normative import of biblical texts that
  could otherwise appear to lend support to organized violence.\n
LOCATION:Nihon Room\, Foundress Court\, Pembroke College
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