The Philosophy of the Bible as Foundation of Jewish Culture: Philosophy of Biblical Law

by Eliezer Schweid

Book Overview

Like Spinoza in his Theological-Political Treatise, Schweid helps us grasp the potential for seeing radically new messages in this oldest of books, the Bible. The American Founding Fathers realized that the Bible offers strong support for the doctrine of popular sovereignty. Socially, it offers a message of egalitarianism, especially in the provisions of the Jubilee. It is hardly an accident that two modern political movements found mottos ready at...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934843520
• ISBN13: 9781934843529
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Academic Studies Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"