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The philosophy of the Bible as foundation of Jewish culture. Philosophy of biblical law /

Like Spinoza in his Theological-Political Treatise, Schweid helps us grasp the potential for seeing radically new messages in this oldest of books, the Bible. The American Founding Fathers realized that the Bible offers strong support for the doctrine of popular sovereignty. Socially, it offers a me...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schweid, Eliezer, 1929-2022
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Hebrew
Published: Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2008.
Series:Reference library of Jewish intellectual history.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The law of the kingdom of God
  • Deuteronomy (the "second Torah") : the beginning of renewal of the written Torah as oral Torah
  • The partnership of man and woman in the law of Moses and the prophets
  • Universalism and particularism : openness to foreign cultures, and isolation from their influence.