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Holy war in Judaism : the fall and rise of a controversial idea /

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The transformations brought about by modernity required Jews to re-examine the traditional rabbinic prohibition against war in the light of the times. Within a hundred years the traditional safeguards were effectively removed for the majority of religious Jews that continued to take Jewish tradition...

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Main Author: Firestone, Reuven, 1952-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
War > Religious aspects > Judaism.
War > Biblical teaching.
War in literature.
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.
Arab-Israeli conflict > Religious aspects > Judaism.
Guerre > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Guerre > Enseignement biblique.
Guerre dans la littérature.
Littérature rabbinique > Histoire et critique.
Conflit israélo-arabe > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
RELIGION > Judaism > Theology.
Arab-Israeli conflict > Religious aspects > Judaism
Rabbinical literature
War > Biblical teaching
War in literature
War > Religious aspects > Judaism
Heiliger Krieg
Judentum
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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