For the love of God and people : a philosophy of Jewish law /

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"Every generation of Jews in every denomination of Judaism finds itself facing complex legal issues. The status of same-sex unions and stem-cell research are just two of a myriad of thorny questions Jewish legal experts grapple with today. How do the rabbis who draft responses to these question...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Dorff, Elliot N.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, ©2007.
Édition:1st ed.
Collection:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Jewish law > Philosophy.
Law, Semitic.
Droit juif > Philosophie.
RELIGION > Judaism > Sacred Writings.
Jüdische Philosophie
Jüdisches Recht
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Bringing the topic down to earth
  • The body of Jewish law : how Jewish law resembles other legal systems
  • The covenantal soul of Jewish law : how Jewish law is unique
  • Motivations to live by Jewish law
  • Continuity and change in Jewish law
  • The relationship of Jewish law to morality and theology
  • Jewish law and custom
  • Comparisons to the right and the left
  • Applications of my theory of Jewish law to specific cases.

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