Author: Daniel Judah Elazar
Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780819128010
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Co-published with the Center for Jewish Community Studies, this volume is based on the finest fruits of a summer Colloquium of The Institute for Judaism and Contemporary Thought held at the Kibbutz Lavi in Israel. Explores Jewish political life and thought from the Biblical period to the present in order to ascertain the content and character of the Jewish political tradition and its relevance for our time.
Kinship and Consent
Author: Daniel Judah Elazar
Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780819128010
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Co-published with the Center for Jewish Community Studies, this volume is based on the finest fruits of a summer Colloquium of The Institute for Judaism and Contemporary Thought held at the Kibbutz Lavi in Israel. Explores Jewish political life and thought from the Biblical period to the present in order to ascertain the content and character of the Jewish political tradition and its relevance for our time.
Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780819128010
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Co-published with the Center for Jewish Community Studies, this volume is based on the finest fruits of a summer Colloquium of The Institute for Judaism and Contemporary Thought held at the Kibbutz Lavi in Israel. Explores Jewish political life and thought from the Biblical period to the present in order to ascertain the content and character of the Jewish political tradition and its relevance for our time.
The Jewish Political Tradition
Author: Michael Walzer
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300115734
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
"This book launches a landmark four-volume collaborative work exploring the political thought of the Jewish people from biblical times to the present. The texts and commentaries in Volume I address the basic question of who ought to rule the community."--Descripción del editor.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300115734
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
"This book launches a landmark four-volume collaborative work exploring the political thought of the Jewish people from biblical times to the present. The texts and commentaries in Volume I address the basic question of who ought to rule the community."--Descripción del editor.
Covenant as the Basis of the Jewish Political Tradition
Author: Daniel Judah Elazar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Covenants
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Covenants
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Ancient Judaism
Author: Max Weber
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 143911918X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Weber’s classic study which deals specifically with: Types of Asceticism and the Significance of Ancient Judaism, History and Social Organization of Ancient Palestine, Political Organization and Religious Ideas in the Time of the Confederacy and the Early Kings, Political Decline, Religious Conflict and Biblical Prophecy.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 143911918X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Weber’s classic study which deals specifically with: Types of Asceticism and the Significance of Ancient Judaism, History and Social Organization of Ancient Palestine, Political Organization and Religious Ideas in the Time of the Confederacy and the Early Kings, Political Decline, Religious Conflict and Biblical Prophecy.
Covenant and Constitutionalism
Author: Daniel Elazar
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135152545X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This volume traces the trends and the developing relationships of constitutionalism and covenant that ultimately led to the transformation of the latter into the former. Elazar explores the paths that emerged out of the constitutionalized covenantal tradition in Europe such as federalism, communitarianism, and the cooperative movement.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135152545X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This volume traces the trends and the developing relationships of constitutionalism and covenant that ultimately led to the transformation of the latter into the former. Elazar explores the paths that emerged out of the constitutionalized covenantal tradition in Europe such as federalism, communitarianism, and the cooperative movement.
The Politics of Ancient Israel
Author: Norman Karol Gottwald
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664219772
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
This work offers a reconstruction of the politics of ancient Israel within the wider political environment of the ancient Near East. Gottwald begins by questioning the view of some biblical scholars that the primary factor influencing Israel's political evolution was its religion.
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664219772
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
This work offers a reconstruction of the politics of ancient Israel within the wider political environment of the ancient Near East. Gottwald begins by questioning the view of some biblical scholars that the primary factor influencing Israel's political evolution was its religion.
A Short History of Jewish Ethics
Author: Alan L. Mittleman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 140518941X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A Short History of Jewish Ethics traces the development of Jewish moral concepts and ethical reflection from its Biblical roots to the present day. Offers an engaging and thoughtful account of Jewish ethics Brings together and discusses a broad range of historical sources covering two millennia of writings and conversations Combines current scholarship with original insights Written by a major internationally recognized scholar of Jewish philosophy and ethics
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 140518941X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A Short History of Jewish Ethics traces the development of Jewish moral concepts and ethical reflection from its Biblical roots to the present day. Offers an engaging and thoughtful account of Jewish ethics Brings together and discusses a broad range of historical sources covering two millennia of writings and conversations Combines current scholarship with original insights Written by a major internationally recognized scholar of Jewish philosophy and ethics
Covenant in the Jewish Political Tradition
Author: Daniel Judah Elazar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Moses as Political Leader
Author: Aaron B. Wildavsky
Publisher: Shalem Press
ISBN: 9789657052310
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Aaron Wildavsky, a giant of American political science, brings his profound understanding of human affairs to bear on the founding of the world's most enduring political community, the nation of Israel. At a time in which we are rediscovering the indispensability of resolute and perspicacious leadership, Wildavsky's brilliant study of Moses as founding father illuminates not only the Jewish past but the enduring political questions of how to build and preserve a decent, righteous, and stable community, here and hereafter. A marvelous book! -- Leon Kass, University of Chicago
Publisher: Shalem Press
ISBN: 9789657052310
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Aaron Wildavsky, a giant of American political science, brings his profound understanding of human affairs to bear on the founding of the world's most enduring political community, the nation of Israel. At a time in which we are rediscovering the indispensability of resolute and perspicacious leadership, Wildavsky's brilliant study of Moses as founding father illuminates not only the Jewish past but the enduring political questions of how to build and preserve a decent, righteous, and stable community, here and hereafter. A marvelous book! -- Leon Kass, University of Chicago
Covenant: A Vital Element of Reformed Theology
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004503323
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Covenant: A Vital Element of Reformed Theology provides a multi-disciplinary reflection on the theme of the covenant, from historical, biblical-theological and systematic-theological perspectives. The interaction between exegesis and dogmatics in the volume reveals the potential and relevance of this biblical motif. It proves to be vital in building bridges between God’s revelation in the past and the actual question of how to live with him today.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004503323
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Covenant: A Vital Element of Reformed Theology provides a multi-disciplinary reflection on the theme of the covenant, from historical, biblical-theological and systematic-theological perspectives. The interaction between exegesis and dogmatics in the volume reveals the potential and relevance of this biblical motif. It proves to be vital in building bridges between God’s revelation in the past and the actual question of how to live with him today.