Penitential Theology in East Late Antiquity: Talmudic, Zoroastrian, and East Christian Reflections

Penitential Theology in East Late Antiquity: Talmudic, Zoroastrian, and East Christian ReflectionsJournal for the Study of JudaismSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/XMHSIQ6R/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.YishaiKielPenitential Theology in East Late Antiquity: Talmudic, Zoroastrian, and East Christian Reflectionshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/XMHSIQ6Rhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/XMHSIQ6Rhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/XMHSIQ6RJournal for the Study of Judaism45:4-52014551-583The 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. Kiel, Yishai. “Penitential Theology in East Late Antiquity: Talmudic, Zoroastrian, and East Christian Reflections.” Journal for the Study of Judaism 45:4-5 (2014): 551–83. Yishai Kiel, Penitential Theology in East Late Antiquity: Talmudic, Zoroastrian, and East Christian Reflections, Journal for the Study of Judaism 45:4-5 (2014): 551–83.IV-VII CEpenitencerepentance