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Halakhic Theology: A Sourcebook »

Authors: Jacob Neusner
ISBN-13: 9780761833840, ISBN-10: 0761833846
Format: Paperback
Publisher: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
Date Published: December 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Jacob Neusner

Book Synopsis

In this sourcebook, author Jacob Neusner derives from details of legal expositions some of the Halakhah's theological propositions, in order to show how normative laws of conduct express the narrative monotheism of the Torah. An introductory overview of the Halakhic theological program, seen through topical expositions of law, briefly compares Halakhic texts with Aggadic theological programs.

	Introduction : the theology of the Halakhah
1	God, creation and the land : the Sabbath [1] Shebi'it	1
2	God, creation and humanity : the Sabbath [2] Shabbat-Erubin	35
3	Israel and Adam : 'Orlah	153
4	Israel and the nations : 'Abodah Zarah	167
5	Torah and theology of history : Ta'anit	207
6	Between death and resurrection : Sukkah	233
7	Divine justice : Sotah	255