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Definition of Jewish orthodoxy

1. Noun. Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jewish Orthodoxy

Literary usage of Jewish orthodoxy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of Job: Its Origin, Growth and Interpretation : Togther with a New by Morris Jastrow (1920)
"... ORTHODOXY I CHANGES IN THE ORIGINAL BOOK OF JOB MADE IN THE INTERESTS OF JEWISH ORTHODOXY We have already had occasion to point out how the word "bless" ..."

2. A Short History of Christianity by John Mackinnon Robertson (1902)
"jewish orthodoxy. Between the new sect and the normal or established Jewish religion, which had contained within it or was easily adaptable to every element ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Equally versed in the Talmudic and Islamic theology, Saadia attempted to reconcile the teachings of jewish orthodoxy with the current philosophy as ..."

4. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons by Theodore Parker (1861)
"jewish orthodoxy in their hearts; something that jewish orthodoxy could not satisfy, and what was yet more troublesome to ecclesiastical guides, ..."

5. The Journal of Sacred Literature by John Kitto, Henry Burgess, Benjamin Harris Cowper (1862)
"Throughout the controversy on jewish orthodoxy he had uniformly asserted that the Sadducees " were never mentioned in the New Testament except in terms of ..."

6. Views of Religion by Theodore Parker (1885)
"But there was something deeper than jewish orthodoxy in their heart, something that jewish orthodoxy could not satisfy; and what was yet more troublesome to ..."

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