Biblical or Talmudic Ethos: Competing or Complementary?

Rabbi David Bigman from Yeshivat Maale Gilboa explores the interplay between the written Torah and the oral Torah, illustrating through the story of Yiftach and his daughter how rabbinic interpretation and ethical considerations can modify and contextualize biblical narratives and laws.
This video is part of the 22nd Annual Yemei Iyun on Bible, Jewish Thought, and Talmud, presented by SAR. This event took place June. 18-19, 2023.

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Very interesting shiur. Just an observation: I don't think the ethos of the Tanakh is really without nuances. It is in fact very rich and complex, even though the legal sections of the Chumash do often sound very harsh and black and white. If the Tanakh ethos was indeed without nuances, then Yaakov could never become the bekhor, Kayin would be put to death rather than exiled, Batsheva would be executed for adultery rather than become the king's mother, and the examples could go on for a while. The Law sounds harsh and strict, but its application is pretty much tied to the specific circumstances.