An Essay on Liberalism and Public Theology

A two thousand year old Palestinian legend tells of a would-be pagan convert approaching the two great sages of the day, Shammai and Hillel, and asking both in turn to capture the essence of Judaism while standing on one foot. Shammai snapped at the arrogant young man and drove him off with a stick....

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Main Author: Blumoff, Theodore Y. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2000
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 2000, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 229-283
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