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they came to formulate a unique value category which can be termed price-less value, or, even more paradoxically, valueless value. Subjective and Objective Value The Talmudic treatment of the dichotomy relating to value is bound up with the investigation of "human life value", as concep tualized
entrance and exit to the world: “… there is for all mankind one entrance into life, and an equal departure” (µία δὲ πάντων εἴσοδος εἰς τὸν βίον ἔξοδός τε ἴση, 7:6). Ben Sira utilizes σὰρξ in a similar manner, “ All living beings become old like a garment (πᾶσα σὰρξ 20 [ כל הבשר , A 6r:6] ὡς ἱµάτιον
season, and He is the owner of all the seasons" [I 132, II 214]. And in a similar vein he puts into God's mouth the words: "I, even I, am He, to whom the life of the world belongs" [I III, II 187]. This latter statement could mean no more than that God is the sole owner of living beings in the world
... said, "He is called an abomination ... " (b. Y oma 72b) 298 THE LIFE OF THE SCHOOLS Abaye also found occasion to warn against hypocrisy. A way of living which stressed mastery of holy books and performance of cere monial actions could easily be made a facade behind which various vices could
is not like his outside is no disciple of the sages." Abaye ... said, "He is called an abomination .. .'' (b. Y oma 72b) 298 THE LIFE OF THE SCHOOLS Abaye also found occasion to warn against hypocrisy. A way of living which stressed mastery of holy books and performance of cere monial actions
chapter concerning Marqah's psychology it can come as no surprise to find that in his ethics great emphasis is placed on the importance of knowledge and wisdom. Marqah certainly regarded knowledge of how to live a good life (1'::l~ l"n) as a necessary condition for living such a life. Indeed, the
"Origenist." Not all the data concerned are equally documented. Some of them would remain speculative. But substantial evidence allows a clear enough outline ofEusebius' consistent and life-long dependency on the Alexandrian master. As an anticipated conclusion it can be stated at the EUSEBIUS OF
streets and the fields would have been his familiar world. Had he stayed, he would have become a locally famous man. His learning already had set him apart for dis tinction. But even from his youth he must have had the sense that he would walk another path and spend his life among strangers. His was
province, since there is a long chain of high officials being watched by even higher ones, which implies that God is the ultimate overseer and that the same pattern of authority exists at every step (5:7-8). If this is the correct inference, life in the world as a whole is analogous to living in an
Jews lived in a situation that called for a pedagogical effort to motivate the community, as it also needed apolo getics for the purpose of taking on exter nal challenges. There was a strong need to tell future generations of the Chosen People why they should separate themselves from pagan ways