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April 24, 2018

A Talmudic Meditation on Government’s Responsibility to the Governed

Both kings and sages are servants.

In the tractate of Horayot, the Talmud discusses special offerings brought by a king or high priest who commits a sin. This discussion, notes Adam Kirsch, leads to a more abstract analysis of the nature of authority:

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April 24, 2018

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