Recovering Judaism : the universal dimension of Jewish religion /

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Author / Creator:Neusner, Jacob, 1932-2016
Imprint:Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2001.
Description:xiii, 201 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4378142
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ISBN:0800632680 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-189) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Universalistic Message of Judaic Monotheism
  • 2. The Legal Medium: From the Particular Case to the Governing Rule
  • 3. The Legal Message: Restoring Eden through Israel
  • 4. The Narrative-Exegetical Medium: Paradigmatic Thinking
  • 5. The Narrative-Exegetical Message: Restoring Adam to Eden, Israel to the Land
  • 6. Rational Israel: God's Justice, Humanity's Reason
  • Epilogue: Recovering Judaism.