Kinship and Consent

Kinship and Consent
Author: Daniel Judah Elazar
Publisher: University Press of America
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1983
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780819128010

Co-published with the Center for Jewish Community Studies, this volume is based on the finest fruits of a summer Colloquium of The Institute for Judaism and Contemporary Thought held at the Kibbutz Lavi in Israel. Explores Jewish political life and thought from the Biblical period to the present in order to ascertain the content and character of the Jewish political tradition and its relevance for our time.

The Jewish Political Tradition

The Jewish Political Tradition
Author: Michael Walzer
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 664
Release: 2006-05-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780300115734

"This book launches a landmark four-volume collaborative work exploring the political thought of the Jewish people from biblical times to the present. The texts and commentaries in Volume I address the basic question of who ought to rule the community."--Descripción del editor.

Ancient Judaism

Ancient Judaism
Author: Max Weber
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 522
Release: 2010-05-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 143911918X

Weber’s classic study which deals specifically with: Types of Asceticism and the Significance of Ancient Judaism, History and Social Organization of Ancient Palestine, Political Organization and Religious Ideas in the Time of the Confederacy and the Early Kings, Political Decline, Religious Conflict and Biblical Prophecy.

Covenant and Constitutionalism

Covenant and Constitutionalism
Author: Daniel Elazar
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2018-02-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 135152545X

This volume traces the trends and the developing relationships of constitutionalism and covenant that ultimately led to the transformation of the latter into the former. Elazar explores the paths that emerged out of the constitutionalized covenantal tradition in Europe such as federalism, communitarianism, and the cooperative movement.

The Politics of Ancient Israel

The Politics of Ancient Israel
Author: Norman Karol Gottwald
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664219772

This work offers a reconstruction of the politics of ancient Israel within the wider political environment of the ancient Near East. Gottwald begins by questioning the view of some biblical scholars that the primary factor influencing Israel's political evolution was its religion.

A Short History of Jewish Ethics

A Short History of Jewish Ethics
Author: Alan L. Mittleman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2012-01-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 140518941X

A Short History of Jewish Ethics traces the development of Jewish moral concepts and ethical reflection from its Biblical roots to the present day. Offers an engaging and thoughtful account of Jewish ethics Brings together and discusses a broad range of historical sources covering two millennia of writings and conversations Combines current scholarship with original insights Written by a major internationally recognized scholar of Jewish philosophy and ethics

Moses as Political Leader

Moses as Political Leader
Author: Aaron B. Wildavsky
Publisher: Shalem Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2005
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9789657052310

Aaron Wildavsky, a giant of American political science, brings his profound understanding of human affairs to bear on the founding of the world's most enduring political community, the nation of Israel. At a time in which we are rediscovering the indispensability of resolute and perspicacious leadership, Wildavsky's brilliant study of Moses as founding father illuminates not only the Jewish past but the enduring political questions of how to build and preserve a decent, righteous, and stable community, here and hereafter. A marvelous book! -- Leon Kass, University of Chicago

Covenant: A Vital Element of Reformed Theology

Covenant: A Vital Element of Reformed Theology
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2021-11-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004503323

Covenant: A Vital Element of Reformed Theology provides a multi-disciplinary reflection on the theme of the covenant, from historical, biblical-theological and systematic-theological perspectives. The interaction between exegesis and dogmatics in the volume reveals the potential and relevance of this biblical motif. It proves to be vital in building bridges between God’s revelation in the past and the actual question of how to live with him today.