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Jewish Justice: The Contested Limits of Nature, Law, and Covenant
David Novak (Illust.)
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Description for Jewish Justice: The Contested Limits of Nature, Law, and Covenant
Hardback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM1; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
In Jewish Justice David Novak explores the continuing role of Judaism for crafting ethics, politics, and theology. Drawing on sources as diverse as the Bible, the Talmud, and ancient, medieval, and modern philosophy, Novak asserts Judaism's integral place incommunaldiscourse of the public square. According to Novak, biblical revelation has universal implicationsathat it is ultimately God's law to humanity because humans made in God's image are capable of making intelligent moral choices. The universality of this claim, however,stands in tension with the particularities of Jewish monotheism (one God, one people, one law). Novak'schallenge isforJudaism to capitalize on the way God's law ... Read more
In Jewish Justice David Novak explores the continuing role of Judaism for crafting ethics, politics, and theology. Drawing on sources as diverse as the Bible, the Talmud, and ancient, medieval, and modern philosophy, Novak asserts Judaism's integral place incommunaldiscourse of the public square. According to Novak, biblical revelation has universal implicationsathat it is ultimately God's law to humanity because humans made in God's image are capable of making intelligent moral choices. The universality of this claim, however,stands in tension with the particularities of Jewish monotheism (one God, one people, one law). Novak'schallenge isforJudaism to capitalize on the way God's law ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28 g
Number of Pages
311
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781481305297
SKU
V9781481305297
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About David Novak (Illust.)
David Novak is Professor of Religion and Philosophy and the J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Chair of Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto.
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