Authority and change in Halacha
peace,
I’m at the beginning of the fourth lecture, and I wanted to ask a question, I hope it’s relevant.
On what basis is it determined what is the point at which formal authority begins?
After all, even in the Talmud there are “errors” both on the factual level and on the normative level that derive from erroneous facts.
Why is it still right to obey and accept the Talmud/Gemara as the formal authority?
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I'm not asking about the facts, but in general, on what basis was the authority given to the writers of the Talmud, why didn't it stop in earlier writings or in those who came later?
That is; there are errors/problems in the Talmud, so why do we still accept it as the formal authority? And who determines that this is the formal authority?
I explain it there, don't I? The Talmud was accepted by the public and hence its authority. There are no earlier writings. The later writings did not receive such authority. That is the fact.
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