The image of the non-Jew in Judaism : the idea of Noahide law / David Novak ; edited by Matthew Lagrone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Novak, David, 1941- author.

Series:

Liverpool scholarship online.

Liverpool scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noahide Laws.

Noncitizens (Jewish law).

Gentiles in rabbinical literature.

Judaism--Relations.

Judaism.

Jewish philosophy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 325 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2011.

Summary:

This classic study is the first critical treatment, from a historical and philosophical perspective, of the traditional Jewish approach to relations between Jews and non-Jews.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter Summaries; 1. The Origins of the Noahide Laws; 2. The Law of Adjudication; 3. The Law of Blasphemy; 4. The Law of Idolatry; 5. The Law of Homicide; 6. The Law of Sexual Relations; 7. The Law of Robbery; 8. The Law of the Torn Limb; 9. Aggadic Speculation; 10. Maimonides' Theory of Noahide Law; 11. Albo's Theory of Noahide Law; 12. Late Medieval Developments; 13. Moses Mendelssohn and his School; 14. Hermann Cohen and the Jewish Neo-Kantians; 15. Conclusion; Afterword; List of Abbreviations.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jul 2019).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-80034-052-4

1-78694-982-2

OCLC:

1039921666