Implications of the Akeida - Part 4: Prophetic and Religious Challenges of the Akeida
In this fourth instalment of the Akeida series, we discuss the nature of prophecy, the limits of Ahavat Hashem (the commandment to love God), and the goals of the Torah. We examine the Rambam’s point of view as we wonder about the challenge inherent in the Akeida. Is this episode a challenge for Avraham, for God (as it were), or for the rest of the world?
לשאר השיעורים בסדרה (10)
- Implications of the Akeida: Part 1 - Ethics and Obedience
- Implications of the Akeida: Part 2- Human Knowledge of the Good
- Implications of the Akeida: Part 3 - Yihud Hashem
- Implications of the Akeida: Part 5 - Potential, Intent, Action
- Implications of the Akeida Part 6: The Sefat Emet on Yir'a vs. Ahava
- Implications of the Akeida Part 7: Human Sacrifice
- Implications of the Akeida Part 8: Supernatural Transcendence
- Implications of the Akeida Part 9: Moral Ambiguity and Competing Values
- Implications of the Akeida Part 10: Mei HaShiloach and the Obscured Vision
- Implications of the Akeida Part 11: Abarbanel on Yitzhak's Transformation