The old paths, or the Talmud tested by Scripture (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Being a comparison of the principles and doctrines of modern Judaism with the religion of Moses and the prophetsBy Alexander McCaul
Length23h 13m
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The old paths, or the Talmud tested by Scripture is a nineteenth-century work of Christian Hebraic polemic, examining rabbinic tradition in light of the Hebrew Bible. McCaul juxtaposes Talmudic and later rabbinical passages with scriptural texts, arguing that post-biblical Judaism departed from what he regarded as the "old paths" of patriarchs and prophets. Its style is learned, disputational, and exegetical, reflecting the missionary-apologetic literature of Victorian Protestantism and the era's intense engagement with Jewish sources. Alexander McCaul (1799–1863), an Irish Anglican clergyman, Hebrew scholar, and missionary associated with the London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews, was unusually well trained in rabbinic literature for an English churchman of his time. His years of study, controversy, and pastoral work among Jewish communities shaped this book's purpose: to persuade Jewish readers through their own textual traditions while equipping Christian readers with arguments grounded in Scripture and philology. Modern readers should approach the book both critically and historically. It is valuable for students of Jewish-Christian relations, Victorian theology, biblical interpretation, and missionary scholarship, though its polemical assumptions require careful contextualization. Those interested in how Christians read the Talmud in the nineteenth century will find it a revealing and important document.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length23 hrs 13 mins
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Publish dateDec 6, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2No. I. RABBINISM NOT A SAFE WAY OF SALVATION.
3No. II. IMPLICIT FAITH NOT DUE TO THE RABBIES.
4No. III. RABBINIC INJUSTICE TO WOMEN, SLAVES, AND GENTILES.
5No. IV. RABBINIC INTOLERANCE TOWARDS OTHER NATIONS.
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6No. V. TALMUDIC INTOLERANCE CONTRASTED WITH THE CHARITY OF THE BIBLE.
7No. VI. COMPULSORY CONVERSION OF THE GENTILES.
8No. VII. THE FEAST OF PURIM.
9No. VIII. RABBINIC CONTEMPT FOR THE SONS OF NOAH.
10No. IX. CHRISTIANS CANNOT BE RECKONED AMONGST THE “PIOUS OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD.”
11No. X. RABBINIC WASHING OF HANDS.
12No. XI. RABBINIC ARTIFICES RESPECTING LEAVEN AT THE PASSOVER.
13No. XII. THE PASSOVER A TYPE OF FUTURE DELIVERANCE.
14No. XIII. SEVERITY OF THE RABBINIC ORDINANCES.
15No. XIV. SEVERITY AND ARTIFICE.
16No. XV. SABBATH MIXTURE.
17No. XVI. INTOLERANCE OF RABBINIC PRAYERS.
18No. XVII. RABBINIC LEGENDS IN THE SYNAGOGUE SERVICES.
19No. XVIII. RABBINIC LEGENDS CONTINUED.
20No. XIX. LEGENDS IN THE PRAYERS FOR PENTECOST.
21No. XX. LEGENDS IN THE PRAYERS FOR PENTECOST.
22No. XXI. LEGENDS IN THE PRAYERS FOR PENTECOST.
23No. XXII. RABBINIC MAGIC.
24No. XXIII. ASTROLOGY.
25No. XXIV. AMULETS.
26No. XXV. CHARMS.
27No. XXVI. CHARMS CONTINUED.
28No. XXVII. SABBATIC LAWS.
29No. XXVIII. FAST FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE.
30No. XXIX. SABBATIC LAWS CONTINUED.
31No. XXX. SABBATIC LAWS CONTINUED.
32No. XXXI. RABBINIC EXCOMMUNICATION.
33No. XXXII. NEW YEAR’S DAY.
34No. XXXIII. NEW YEAR, CONTINUED.
35No. XXXIV. NEW YEAR, CONTINUED.
36No. XXXV. JUSTIFICATION.
37No. XXXVI. DAY OF ATONEMENT.
38No. XXXVII. FEAST OF TABERNACLES.
39No. XXXVIII. PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD.
40No. XXXIX. ALMSGIVING.
41No. XL. PRIESTS AND LEVITES.
42No. XLI. RABBINIC IDEAS OF THE DEITY.
43No. XLII. TITLE OF RABBI.
44No. XLIII. SANHEDRIN.
45No. XLIV. SANHEDRIN CONTINUED.
46No. XLV. SANHEDRIN CONTINUED.
47No. XLVI. CONTEMPT FOR THE FEMALE CHARACTER.
48No. XLVII. POLYGAMY.
49No. XLVIII. DIVORCE.
50No. XLIX. RABBINIC LAWS CONCERNING MEAT.
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