The Return of Jewish Theology - First Things

The Return of Jewish Theology - First Things

I ‘ve often been told that Jews don’t “do theology.” A quick glance at The Guide for the Perplexed by the great medieval Jewish thinker Maimonides puts paid to that sweeping claim. But my Jewish interlocutors are engaging in hyperbole to make a larger point, one about the primacy of Torah observance. They are distinguishing Judaism, and its ideal of keeping God’s commandments, from Christianity, which emphasizes confessing one’s faith. If you wi…