A jewish view of human learning

Hanan A. Alexander

doi:10.1080/1364436990040204

A jewish view of human learning

Hanan A. Alexander

Department of Learning and Instructional Sciences

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This paper offers a rabbinic reading of the Hebrew Bible's conception of human learning. Although addressed to adults, and focused on initiation of both young and old into its vision of the good, the Bible nonetheless offers a conception of how children ought to be educated. Central to this pedagogy is the view that education is fundamentally an ethical activity whose purpose is to nurture and affirm the moral potential of each person through the internalization of divine teachings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	155-164
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Journal of Children's Spirituality
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436990040204
State	Published - 1999

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Religious studies
Philosophy

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A jewish view of human learning

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