1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910523736603321

Autore

Mascitelli Justin R.

Titolo

Introduction to vascular neurosurgery / / Justin R. Mascitelli, Mandy J. Binning

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

3-030-88196-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (550 pages)

Disciplina

617.481

Soggetti

Nervous system - Blood-vessels - Surgery

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910952279803321

Autore

Sicker Martin

Titolo

Reading Genesis politically : an introduction to Mosaic political philosophy / / Martin Sicker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2002

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

9798216005346

9786610373734

9781280373732

1280373733

9780313010866

0313010862

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 152 pages)

Disciplina

222/.1106

Soggetti

Judaism and politics

Theological anthropology - Judaism

Jewish ethics

Politics in the Bible



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-149) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Reading Genesis Politically -- Contents -- Introduction -- NOTE -- Chapter 1  The Emergence of Man -- NOTES -- Chapter 2  Man against God: The Myth of the Primal Sin -- NOTES -- Chapter 3  Man against Man: Cain and Abel -- NOTES -- Chapter 4  Man against Society: The Generation of the Flood -- NOTES -- Chapter 5  Cleaning the Slate: The Deluge -- NOTES -- Chapter 6  Beginning Anew -- NOTES -- Chapter 7  Society Astray: The Tower of Babel -- NOTES -- Chapter 8  Another Beginning -- NOTES -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

Sicker asserts that the Mosaic canon, the Pentateuch, is first and foremost a library of essentially political teachings and documents, and that the first eleven chapters of the book of Genesis set forth in essence a general Mosaic political philosophy. These writings take a unique mythopoeic approach to the construction of a normative political theory intended to undergird the idea of a mutual covenant between God and the people of Israel that is to be realized in history in the creation of the ideal society. It is with the elaboration of the political ideas reflected in these early chapters of Genesis that this book is concerned. For the modern reader, the biblical texts should be understood as postulating some basic ideas of Mosaic moral and political philosophy that, in Sicker's view, continue to be applicable in contemporary times. First, man is endowed with free will, however constrained by circumstances it may be, and with the intellect to govern and direct it in appropriate paths. Accordingly, he is individually responsible for his actions and must be held accountable for them. Second, man has a necessary relation to God whether he wishes it or not. Prudence alone will therefore dictate that compliance with divine precept is in man's best interest. Third, the notion that man can create a moral society without reference to God is a deceptive illusion. Man's ability to rationalize even his most outrageous behavior clearly indicates the need for an unimpeachable source and standard of moral authority. Fourth, until all men accept the preceding principles, the idea of a universal state is both dangerous and counterproductive. In the 20th century, we have witnessed two different attempts to create such a world state, both of which produced totalitarian monstrosities. Fifth, individualism as a social philosophy tends to be destructive of traditional values and must be tempered by the idea of communal responsibility. A survey of particular interest to scholars, researchers, and students interested in Jewish history, political thought, and the Old Testament.