Judaism and its social metaphors: Israel in the history of Jewish thought
The crisis in Palestine is a manifestation of Israel's historical significance to the Jewish people. Jacob Neusner examines the crucial role of the definition of Israel in the history of Judaic thought. He argues that Judaic sages have constructed various metaphoric images of Israel - as family...
| Subtitles: | Judaism & its Social Metaphors |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
1989.
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| In: | Year: 1989 |
| Reviews: | REVIEWS (1991) (Stern, Sacha)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Israel (Theology)
/ Judaism
B Judaism / Intellectual history 70-600 |
| Further subjects: | B
Judaism
History, Talmudic period, 10-425
B Rabbinical literature History and criticism B Jews Identity B Judaism History Talmudic period, 10-425 B Judaism ; History ; Talmudic period, 10-425 B Rabbinical literature ; History and criticism B Jews ; Identity B Jewish sociology |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Print version: 9780521354714 |
| Summary: | The crisis in Palestine is a manifestation of Israel's historical significance to the Jewish people. Jacob Neusner examines the crucial role of the definition of Israel in the history of Judaic thought. He argues that Judaic sages have constructed various metaphoric images of Israel - as family, as chosen people, as a nation - in order to express changing theological concerns as the religion evolved. The history of the definition of Israel is revealed as the reflection of the history of Judaism itself. This is a bold and original interpretation of the way in which Jews, as well as other peoples, define themselves. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 051155737X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511557378 |