Why Repentance Affects Divine Punishment but Not Human Punishment?
نام عام مواد
[Article]
نام نخستين پديدآور
Shoval Shafat
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
محل نشرو پخش و غیره
Leiden
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Brill | Nijhoff
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
The aim of the discussion in this article is to explore two different Rabbinic explanations for the status of repentance in human and divine punishment, and to emphasize the essential distinction between them. According to the first explanation the source of accepting repentance is divine mercy upon human beings. Since mercy is not a legitimate consideration in conviction or even in determination of punishment in Jewish criminal law there is no wonder why repentance does not have any role during the criminal procedures in rabbinic court. According to the second explanation the acceptance of repentance by God is similar to the acceptance of flattery and bribe by a Roman corrupted judge. God decides to accept repentance and to forgive the transgressors since it better serves God's interests. This analogy between repentance and flattery and bribery then explains why rabbinic courts do not take repentance into account. The aim of the discussion in this article is to explore two different Rabbinic explanations for the status of repentance in human and divine punishment, and to emphasize the essential distinction between them. According to the first explanation the source of accepting repentance is divine mercy upon human beings. Since mercy is not a legitimate consideration in conviction or even in determination of punishment in Jewish criminal law there is no wonder why repentance does not have any role during the criminal procedures in rabbinic court. According to the second explanation the acceptance of repentance by God is similar to the acceptance of flattery and bribe by a Roman corrupted judge. God decides to accept repentance and to forgive the transgressors since it better serves God's interests. This analogy between repentance and flattery and bribery then explains why rabbinic courts do not take repentance into account.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2015
توصيف ظاهري
96-115
عنوان
Journal of Law, Religion and State
شماره جلد
4/1
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
2212-4810
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
Jewish penal law
اصطلاح موضوعی
midrash
اصطلاح موضوعی
punishment
اصطلاح موضوعی
rabbinic literature
اصطلاح موضوعی
repentance
اصطلاح موضوعی
Roman courts
اصطلاح موضوعی
Talmud
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )