Truthfulness and the permissibility of falsehood in the Jewish tradition
- In this article, I deal with the concept of truth and lie in Jewish traditional literature, examining its development in the Hebrew Bible and rabbinic literature. An essential aspect in understanding this concept is the dualism of ‘good’ and ‘evil’ impulses and the free will of human beings, who were created in the image of God and have the choice to decide between right and wrong.
| Author details: | Walter HomolkaORCiDGND |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2017.1291253 |
| ISSN: | 1361-7672 |
| ISSN: | 1469-9362 |
| Title of parent work (English): | Journal of beliefs and values : studies in religion & education |
| Publisher: | Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group |
| Place of publishing: | Abingdon |
| Publication type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of first publication: | 2017/06/20 |
| Publication year: | 2017 |
| Release date: | 2022/10/28 |
| Tag: | God’s image; Jewish tradition; Truthfulness; falsehood; free will; lie; sin |
| Volume: | 38 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Number of pages: | 8 |
| First page: | 180 |
| Last Page: | 187 |
| Organizational units: | An-Institute / Abraham Geiger Kolleg gGmbH |
| Philosophische Fakultät / Institut für Jüdische Theologie | |
| DDC classification: | 2 Religion / 20 Religion / 200 Religion |
| Peer review: | Referiert |
