Judaism's Great Debates : Timeless Controversies from Abraham to Herzl
- Author
- Schwartz, Barry L.
- Published
- Lincoln : JPS, 2012.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (125 pages)
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- Contents
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Arguing for the Sake of Heaven; Part One: Biblical Judaism; 1. Abraham and God: The First Jewish Debate over Justice; 2. Moses and Korah: The Debateover Holiness and Authority; 3. The Five Daughters and the Twelve Tribes: The Debate over Inclusion; 4. David and Nathan: The Debate over Accountability and Morality; Part Two: Rabbinic Judaism; 5. Ben Zakkai and the Zealots: The Debate over Resistance; 6. Hillel and Shammai: The Debate over Jewish Law; 7. The Vilna Gaon and the Baal Shem Tov: The Debate over Spirituality. and Part Three: Modern Judaism 8. Spinoza and the Amsterdam Rabbis:The Debate over Boundaries; 9. Geiger and Hirsch and Frankel: The Debate over Evolution in Religion; 10. Herzl and Wise: The Debate over Zionism; Afterword; Notes; Room for Debate: Questions for Reflection and Discussion; Further Debate: Recommended Reading.
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- ISBN
- 9780827609327 (electronic bk.)
0827609329 (electronic bk.)
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