War Policies in Judaism as Responses to Power and Powerlessness

The premise underlying this article is that religions, like all institutions, do what is necessary to endure. Like other religions, Judaism has adjusted survival strategies ranging from quietism to militarism. The Jews of antiquity engaged actively and successfully in bloody wars that were considere...

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Main Author: Firestone, Reuven 1952- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center 2015
In: Journal of religion and violence
Year: 2015, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Pages: 343-355
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