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1. Truthfulness and the permissibility of Falsehood in the Jewish tradition

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Walter Homolka

Subjects
Philosophy, Judaism, media_common.quotation_subject, Religious studies, Institut für Jüdische Theologie, Education, Epistemology, Abraham Geiger Kolleg gGmbH, Image of God, Dualism, Free will, ddc:200, Hebrew Bible, media_common
Abstract

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.

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2017
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