Why did the Torah need to be given if the Avos knew and kept it?
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It is a common theme in aggadic literature that The Avos were incredible tzadikim They more-or-less kept the entire Torah, including some derabannans If the mitzvos were already known and kept, and the full text was not necessary for them to have perfection in their middos, why was Revelation necessary? (I would guess that a potential answer is that their descendants forgot it, but that also seems strange. See also here.)
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