Eliezer Schweid

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The Philosophy of the Bible as Foundation of Jewish Culture: Philosophy of Biblical LawPaperback, 1 January 2009

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Part of Series
Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History
Print Length
216 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
Date Published
1 Jan 2009
ISBN-10
1934843520
ISBN-13
9781934843529

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Like Spinoza in his Theological-Political Treatise, Schweid helps us grasp the potential for seeing radically new messages in this oldest of books, the Bible. The American Founding Fathers realized that the Bible offers strong support for the doctrine of popular sovereignty. Socially, it offers a message of egalitarianism, especially in the provisions of the Jubilee. It is hardly an accident that two modern political movements found mottos ready at hand from the 25th chapter of Leviticus: "Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof" (engraved on the Liberty Bell), and "The land shall not be sold in perpetuity" (motto of the Jewish National Fund). Schweid helps us to appreciate the broader message of the narrative of creation and settlement of the land in its ecumenical and planetary dimensions. The world is God's creation, and its resources are to be deployed as necessary for the sustenance and need-fulfillment of all peoples and all creatures equally--a message very much relevant to the ecological crisis facing us all at the present time.

Product Details

Author:
Eliezer Schweid
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 January 2009
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.24 cm
ISBN-10:
1934843520
ISBN-13:
9781934843529
Language:
English
Location:
Boston, MA
Pages:
216
Weight:
331.12 gm

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