Umfang:
xxvi, 292 Seiten
,
24 cm
ISBN:
9780827612709
Serie:
JPS essential Judaism series
Inhalt:
"Demonstrates how the Jewish Bible radically changed the course of ethical thought and as a result has had enormous influence on later Jewish thought and law, as well as on Christianity and the development of modern Western civilization"--
Inhalt:
1. The Jewish Bible's unique understanding of God: the ethical relationship of God to the world and humanity -- 2. The revelation at Sinai: ethical implications of the God-Israel relationship -- 3. Providing for the disadvantaged: the stranger, the poor, the widow, and the orphan (with a note on slavery) -- 4. The primacy of morality over ritual: a prophetic innovation -- 5. The requirement of "Return": the development of repentance from Torah to prophecy (with a note on theodicy) -- 6. The establishment of hope: the prophetic promise of redemption
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-263) and indexes
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780827613263
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780827613270
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780827613287
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Unterman, Jeremiah, author Justice for all Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society ; Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Bibel Altes Testament
;
Ethik
