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The peace and violence of Judaism : from the Bible to modern Zionism /

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Robert Eisen provides the first comprehensive analysis of Jewish views on peace and violence, demonstrating that Judaism has exhibited ambiguity on this theme throughout its history, and exploring why that ambiguity exists. This study will be of interest not only to students of Judaism but to studen...

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Main Author: Eisen, Robert, 1960-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Old Testament
Peace > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Violence > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.
Jewish philosophy.
Philosophy, Medieval.
Cabala.
Zionism.
Violence > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Littérature rabbinique > Histoire et critique.
Philosophie juive.
Philosophie médiévale.
Kabbale.
RELIGION > Judaism > Theology.
Cabala
Jewish philosophy
Peace > Religious aspects > Judaism
Philosophy, Medieval
Rabbinical literature
Violence > Religious aspects > Judaism
Zionism
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Robert Eisen provides the first comprehensive analysis of Jewish views on peace and violence, demonstrating that Judaism has exhibited ambiguity on this theme throughout its history, and exploring why that ambiguity exists. This study will be of interest not only to students of Judaism but to students of all religious traditions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (265 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-257) and index.
ISBN:9780199751471
0199751471
9780199792405
0199792402
9780199894833
0199894833