Paperback / softback. New. Examines the rabbinic thought as exemplified by Maimonides. This work is in the Hebrew rhetorical tradition of melisa. The main text in five sections - The God of Israel, The Books of Israel, The Governance of Israel, The Memory of Israel, and The Folly of Israel. It includes numerous references to orient the reader. ISBN 1936235048 9781936235049 [GB]

ISBN10: 1936235048, ISBN13: 9781936235049, [publisher: Academic Studies Press] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2010]

ISBN10: 1936235048, ISBN13: 9781936235049, [publisher: Academic Studies Press] Softcover 676 pages. 9.20x6.10x1.60 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2010]

ISBN10: 1936235048, ISBN13: 9781936235049, [publisher: Academic Studies Press] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Horizontal Society is an exposition of rabbinic thought as exemplified by Maimonides. The thought streams of Greece, Rome, and Christendom serve as a contrast. This work is in the Hebrew rhetorical tradition of melisa. The main text in five sections--The God of Israel, The Books of Israel, The Governance of Israel, The Memory of Israel, and The Folly of Israel-focuses on these core matters. It includes numerous references to orient the reader. The mode is similar to the author's previous work, such as Golden Doves with Silver Dots: Semiotics and Textuality in Rabbinic Tradition, interacting with the latest thought from today's academy. This book illustrates the horizontal organization of the Jewish people. Other social organization is based on hierarchy. Two principles made this difference possible for Israel. First, the Hebrew Scriptures alone propose that every human being is created in the image of God.This necessitates the absolute equality of every human being. Second, the Sinai covenant establishes the Law as the supreme authority. Whereas in other societies, might is the source of authority, in Judaism authority is limited by the Law. These principles were summarized by the last Prophet of Israel: 'Has not one God created us Why do we deal treacherously., profaning the covenant of our ...
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