Justice for all : how the Jewish Bible revolutionized ethics / Jeremiah Unterman.
Material type:
TextSeries: JPS essential Judaism seriesPublisher: Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society ; Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2017]Description: 1 online resource (xxvi, 292 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780827613263
- 0827613261
- 9780827613287
- 0827613288
- 9780827613270
- 082761327X
- 0827612702
- 9780827612709
- 296.3/6 23
- BS1199.E8 U58 2017
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Electronic-Books
|
OPJGU Sonepat- Campus | E-Books EBSCO | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 04, 2017).
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide
There are no comments on this title.