The image of the non-Jew in Judaism : the idea of Noahide law / David Novak ; edited by Matthew Lagrone.

This classic study is the first critical treatment, from a historical and philosophical perspective, of the traditional Jewish approach to relations between Jews and non-Jews.

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Main Author: Novak, David, 1941- (Author)
Other Authors: Lagrone, Matthew (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Portland, OR : The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2011.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Littman library of Jewish civilization (Series)
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter Summaries; 1. The Origins of the Noahide Laws; 2. The Law of Adjudication; 3. The Law of Blasphemy; 4. The Law of Idolatry; 5. The Law of Homicide; 6. The Law of Sexual Relations; 7. The Law of Robbery; 8. The Law of the Torn Limb; 9. Aggadic Speculation; 10. Maimonides' Theory of Noahide Law; 11. Albo's Theory of Noahide Law; 12. Late Medieval Developments; 13. Moses Mendelssohn and his School; 14. Hermann Cohen and the Jewish Neo-Kantians; 15. Conclusion; Afterword; List of Abbreviations.