In this article, I will argue against the Orthodox Jewish view that the Torah should be treated as an absolute authority. I begin with an explanation of what it means to treat something as an absolute authority. I then review examples of norms in the Torah that seem clearly immoral. Next, I explore reasons that people may have for accepting a person, text, or tradition as an absolute authority in general. I argue that none of these reasons can justify absolute authority if the authority prescribes norms that we strongly judge to be immoral. I then respond to three objections to my argument. I end with a note explaining why, contrary to a popular trend, the narrative of the binding of Isaac is not a good place to start this discussion.

在本文中，我将反对东正教犹太人认为妥拉应被视为绝对权威的观点。我首先解释将某物视为绝对权威意味着什么。然后，我回顾了《妥拉》中明显不道德的规范示例。接下来，我将探讨人们普遍接受某个人、文本或传统作为绝对权威的原因。我认为，如果权威规定了我们强烈认为是不道德的规范，那么这些理由都​​不能证明绝对权威是正当的。然后我回应了对我的论点的三个反对意见。我以一个注释作为结尾，解释为什么与流行趋势相反，以撒绑定的叙述不是开始讨论的好地方。