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UNINA9910792541103321 |
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Autore |
Unterman Jeremiah |
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Titolo |
Justice for all : how the Jewish Bible revolutionized ethics / / Jeremiah Unterman |
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Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : Jewish Publication Society, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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ISBN |
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0-8276-1326-1 |
0-8276-1328-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (pages cm.) |
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Collana |
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JPS Essential Judaism Series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ethics in the Bible |
Jewish ethics - Biblical teaching |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"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"-- |
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