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For the love of God and people : a philosophy of Jewish law
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Title
For the love of God and people : a philosophy of Jewish law / Elliot N. Dorff.
ISBN
9780827608405 (alk. paper)
0827608403 (alk. paper)
Edition
First edition.
Published
Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society, 2007.
Physical Description
xx, 326 pages ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 26, 2008
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-310) and index.
Contents
Bringing the topic down to earth
The body of Jewish law : how Jewish law resembles other legal systems
The covenantal soul of Jewish law : how Jewish law is unique
Motivations to live by Jewish law
Continuity and change in Jewish law
The relationship of Jewish law to morality and theology
Jewish law and custom
Comparisons to the right and the left
Applications of my theory of Jewish law to specific cases.
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