Ethical Monotheism : A Philosophy of Judaism.
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- 9781351263955
- 296.3/6
- BJ1285.2 .B465 2018
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: holistic study of Judaism -- 1 The tree of knowledge: limits of God's power over chaos -- 2 Afflictions of love: rabbinic moral psychology -- 3 Cosmological Halakha: Maimonides's ethico-theology -- 4 Theosophic Torah: a kabbalist theory of justice -- 5 Before the law: Buber and Levinas - totality vs. transcendence -- 6 Concluding Reflections -- Postscript: Can Judaism become archaic? -- Appendix 1: Translations of tamim in KJV -- Appendix 2: Partial translations of sections from Hilkhot Deʿot -- Index.
The book proposes a holistic model for study of religion and demonstrates its value by means of a multifaceted account of relations between religion and ethics in Judaism.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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