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Author:

Schwartz, Barry L.

Title:

Judaism's great debates : timeless controversies from Abraham to Herzl / Barry L. Schwartz.

Publisher:

University of Nebraska Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xvii, 104 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Judaism--History.
Religious disputations.
Judaism--Doctrines.

Notes:

"Published by the University of Nebraska Press as a Jewish Publication Society book." Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Abraham and God : the first Jewish debate over justice -- Moses and Korah : the debate over holiness and authority -- The five daughters and the twelve tribes : the debate over inclusion -- David and Nathan : the debate over accountability and morality -- Ben Zakkai and the Zealots : the debate over resistance -- Hillel and Shammai : the debate over Jewish law -- The Vilna Gaon and the Baal Shem Tov : the debate over spirituality -- Spinoza and the Amsterdam rabbis : the debate over boundaries -- Geiger and Hirsch and Frankel : the debate over religious evolution -- Herzl and Wise : the debate over Zionism.

ISBN:

0827611315 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780827611313 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2011046028

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)