Justice for All
eBook - ePub

Justice for All

How the Jewish Bible Revolutionized Ethics

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Justice for All

How the Jewish Bible Revolutionized Ethics

About this book

Justice for All demonstrates that the Jewish Bible, by radically changing the course of ethical thought, came to exercise enormous influence on Jewish thought and law andalso laid the basis for Christian ethics and the broader development of modern Western civilization. Jeremiah Unterman shows us persuasively that the ethics of the Jewish Bible representa significant moral advance over Ancient Near East cultures. Moreover, he elucidates how the Bible's unique conception of ethical monotheism, innovative understanding of covenantal law, and revolutionary messages from the prophets form the foundation of many Western civilization ideals. Justice for All connects these timeless biblical texts to the persistent themes of our times: immigration policy, forgiveness and reconciliation, care for the less privileged, and attaining hope for the future despite destruction and exile in this world.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Epigraph
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. 1. The Jewish Bible’s Unique Understanding of God
  11. 2. The Revelation at Sinai
  12. 3. Providing for the Disadvantaged
  13. 4. The Primacy of Morality over Ritual
  14. 5. The Requirement of “Return”
  15. 6. The Establishment of Hope
  16. Conclusion
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Subject Index
  20. List of Hebrew Bible Passages
  21. About Jeremiah Unterman
  22. Series List