Principles of the Jewish faith, an analytical study. / Louis Jacobs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobs, Louis

Contributor:

The Library of Chaim Potok (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Doctrines.

Judaism.

Penn Provenance:

Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)

Potok, Chaim (autograph) (Potok Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xii, 473 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, [1964]

Contents:

Introduction

The First Principle: The Existence of God

The Second Principle: God's Unity

The Third Principle: God's Incorporeality

The Fourth Principle: God is Eternal

The Fifth Principle: God Alone is to be Worshipped

The Sixth Principle: Prophecy

The Seventh Principle: The Superiority of Moses

The Eighth Principle: The Torah is Divine

The Ninth Principle: The Torah is Unchanging

The Tenth Principle: God knows the Deeds of Men

The Eleventh Principle: Reward and Punishment; The Twelfth Principle: The Coming of the Messiah

The Thirteenth Principle: The Resurrection of the Dead

Summary and Conclusions.

Notes:

:This book is an attempt to discuss what a modern Jew can believe."--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.

Potok Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

Potok Collection copy has autograph of "Herman Potok December 1964 New York City".

Potok Collection copy has underlines, marginal marks and ms. annotations throughout.

Potok Collection copy has article cut from The Jerusalem Post 12/5/64 laid in.

OCLC:

377370