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020 $a9781934843130 (v. 1)
020 $a193484313X (v. 1)
020 $a9781934843185 (v. 2)
020 $a1934843180 (v. 2)
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050 00 $aBM496.6$b.F385 2008
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100 1 $aFaur, José.
245 14 $aThe horizontal society :$bunderstanding the covenant and alphabetic Judaism /$cJosé Faur.
260 $aBoston :$bAcademic Studies Press,$c2008.
300 $a2 v. ;$c25 cm.
490 0 $aEmunot : Jewish philosophy and Kabbalah
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes (v. 2).
505 0 $aThe God of Israel -- The books of Israel -- The governance of Israel -- The memory of Israel -- The folly of Israel.
520 8 $aAnnotation.$bNow combined into one volume, the paperbound edition of 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: "Had not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously..., profaning the covenant of our fathers?" (Mal 2:10). There is a subdivided bibliography of forty pages, including both Jewish and "Western" sources.The scholarly apparatus includes indices of terms, names, and subjects. There are also seventy appendices of interest to rabbinic readership.
650 0 $aRabbinical literature$xHistory and criticism.
630 00 $aBible.$pOld Testament$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
650 0 $aTradition (Judaism)
650 0 $aPhilosophy, Jewish.
650 0 $aJewish philosophy.
655 7 $aCriticism, interpretation, etc.$2fast
655 0 $aElectronic books
776 08 $iOnline version:$aFaur, José.$tHorizontal society.$dBoston : Academic Studies Press, 2008$w(OCoLC)608844761
776 08 $iOnline version:$aFaur, José.$tHorizontal society.$dBoston : Academic Studies Press, 2008$w(OCoLC)609324430
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