The Jewish mandate of martyrdom. Logic and illogic in the halakhah
Jewish law requires that a Jew shall suffer death rather than commit any of three specific, grievous transgressions. Such a stark demand should clearly apply only when there is absolutely no alternative to martyrdom, and the inescapable, and preferable, choice is sin or die. By the same token, Jewis...
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Year: 2003, Volume: 74, Pages: 215-241 |
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