Guide For The Noahide - Ep 2: An Overview of Jewish Literature

What are all these texts that make up the Oral Tradition and how do they relate to each other? How can we Noahides use these texts to learn our obligations?

This week we continue studying "Guide For The Noahide" from page ii of the Author's Preface.

Join us each week for about an hour per episode as we learn and discuss the details of the Seven Laws by studying Rabbi Bar-ron's book "Guide for the Noahide".

Our discussions included:
[02:23] Begin reading “The Need Of The Hour” in Author’s Preface on page ii.

Points to keep in mind:

What are all these text that make up the Oral Tradition and how do they fit together?
How do these texts relate to each other?
In what way should we Noahides relate to these texts?

[05:02] What is the Mishneh Torah? Who was the “RaMBaM”?
[07:00] Define what is Mishneh Torah. Define what is Shulchan Arukh. How either relate to the Need of the Hour for Bnei Noach.
[13:11] Continue reading
[14:16] Torah consists of both the Written and Oral Law both were received at Sinai and preserved by the Sanhedrin.
[17:18] Explanation of how the Talmud came to be compiled.
[19:01] Sealing of Talmud and what is most authoritative.
[20:50] Story of why is there two Talmuds and how did they come to be. (Jerusalem Talmud and Babylon Talmud)
[24:53] Continue reading
[25:53] Challenges facing post-Sanhedrin scholars in maintaining Talmudic literature
[28:53] What’s contained on a Talmudic page? What to expect when reading the Talmud? Mishnah, Gemara, back and forth discussions, etc.
[32:48] Who are the Geonim? What are the authentic traditions of the Geonim that are not included in the Talmud? Outlines the eras for scholarship and where Geonim fits in.
[40:33] Noahide halachah preserved in Torah tradition via Talmud and other works.
[42:49] Continue Reading
[45:19] If Talmud is authoritative, why follow Rambam’s Mishneh Torah?
[48:36] Jacob’s story of his trip to Israel to learn the Seven Laws. His post-non-conversion story.
[55:03] Studying in a chevrutha-style (study partner). Jacob & Andrew’s own chevrutha.

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CREDITS:
Hosts: Jacob, Abby, Andrew
Reader: Andrew
Video Production: Abby
Closed Captioning: Jacob
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