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For the Love of God and People : For the Love of God and People.

"This is obviously the most significant book of the year for Conservative Jews. But, going further, I think it is a must-read for any Jew who takes his/her relationship to Jewish law seriously."--Jewish Herald-Voice; "This book is a serious attempt by a serious scholar to address cont...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dorff, Elliot N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : JPS, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: Foundations; CHAPTER ONE: Bringing the Topic Down to Earth; PART I I: The Core Concepts of My Theory of Jewish Law; CHAPTER TWO: The Body of Jewish Law: How It Resembles Other Legal Systems; CHAPTER THREE: The Covenantal Soul of Jewish Law: How Jewish Law Is Unique; PART I I I: Implications of My Theory for Key Aspects of Jewish Law; CHAPTER FOUR: Motivations to Live by Jewish Law; CHAPTER FIVE: Continuity and Change in Jewish Law; CHAPTER SIX: The Relationship of Jewish Law to Morality and Theology.
  • CHAPTER SEVEN: Jewish Law and CustomPART IV: Explaining My Theory through Comparisons and Applications; CHAPTER EIGHT: Comparisons to the Right and the Left; CHAPTER NINE: Applications of My Theory of Jewish Law to Specific Cases; Bibliography of Modern Sources; Index.