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What Judaism Says About Politics: The Political Theology of the Torah Paperback – July 1, 1992

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    English
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    Jason Aronson, Inc.
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    July 1, 1992
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  6. ISBN-10
    0876687761
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    978-0876687765
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jason Aronson, Inc. (July 1, 1992)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 252 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0876687761
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0876687765
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.44 x 0.77 x 9.02 inches
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charlene at Dosido Bookshelf
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent survey of the rabbinic view of man, with an exceptionally clear chapter on "the 613 precepts" and Oral Torah.
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2014
I did not find in this book what I was looking for -- an analysis of traditional Jewish thinking about representative government (to me, "politics"). The book was more about the perfectibility of man under the guidance of halakhah. "Since it is within man's capacity as an individual to achieve moral perfection, the primary purpose of society and its institutions can only be to create an environment within which the individual will be free from external hindrance to the greatest possible extent, thereby permitting him the maximum unrestricted opportunity to pursue the good. Society, in this view, serves a strictly instrumental purpose, namely that of facilitating the personal growth of its constituent members"(p.113).
Not much is said about forms of government or the role of citizens, except this on p.119: "The proper fulfillment of the individual's self-responsibility thus requires that one actively pursue his true well-being by taking the actions, both personal and social, necessary to ameliorate the moral condition of his society. It is incumbent upon each individual to bear this social burden as a personal responsibility; he may not defer responsibility for the moral quality of the society to others." And, "In the view of the sages, the corruption of the society is considered a direct consequence of the failure of its members to fulfill their basic responsibilities to themselves and one another" (p.120).
The book concludes, "...an examination of how such a political society would be constituted in accordance with the guidance provided by the Torah is beyond the scope of the present study, and has been dealt with by the author in another work (The Judaic State: A Study in Rabbinic Political Theory, 1988)."
What I did gain from this book is greater clarity on the rabbinic view of man. The chapter at the end of the book on "Mosaic Law" was exceptionally clarifying on "the 613 precepts," "the 7 Noahide precepts," "the 10 commandments," and the Halakhah or Oral Torah. The book was worth the price for the last chapter.
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John S. Ryan
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid and informative.
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2000
This volume by Martin Sicker delivers exactly what the title promises: the political theology of the Torah. Sicker winds his way easily among the Tradition's views of God, man, and society, developing a sound account of Jewish political theory.
In essence and in my own paraphrase, Sicker argues that in the main and on the whole, the Jewish approach to politics firmly subordinates "society" to the needs and the ethical development of the individual. Politics, for Judaism, is not an end in itself, still less an arena for bringing on the messianic age by human effort, but a way of securing basic social harmony so that individual persons can develop in accordance with the Tzelem Elohim. (This brief summary does not, of course, do anything like full justice to the contents of this fine book; Sicker's own account is richly nuanced and detailed, with many citations from Traditional sources.)
To my mind, at least, one of the outstanding merits of this work is that it _does_ stick to political theology, providing a standard against which political life is to be measured rather than specifically arguing for any one form of political organization. Those who, like me, believe that classical liberalism and capitalism are the proper form of societal organization on biblical and rational grounds, and that twentieth-century liberal Judaism's turn to the Left is a grave error, will naturally read Sicker's account as providing the theological underpinnings of a free society. But his account can also be profitably read by those who disagree with my politics _in toto_; it thereby provides common theological ground for discussion and debate among those who at least agree on foundational matters.
From this volume alone, I have no idea what Sicker's own political views are -- and I mean that as a compliment, given his selected topic. His focus is on theological fundamentals, not on bending Jewish tradition to support his favorite cause-of-the-day. In short, there is timeless wisdom in this book for anyone who cares to read it.
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