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The classic statement of the ideas which form the religious consciousness of the Jewish people at large, by one of the great minds of Jewish scholarship of our century. His creative scholarship, compelling English style, and warm personality have given this book lasting influence on Jew and non-Jew alike. Includes the original preface of 1909 and the introduction by Louis Finkelstein.

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Author:   Solomon Schechter ,  Rabbi Neil Gillman
Publisher:   Jewish Lights Publishing
Imprint:   Jewish Lights Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.826kg
ISBN:  

9781681629803

ISBN 10:   1681629801
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   15 July 1993
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction by Neil Gillman Introduction by Louis Finkelstein Preface Chapter I. Introductory Chapter II. God and the World Chapter III. God and Israel Chapter IV. Election of Israel Chapter V. The Kingdom of God (Invisible) Chapter VI. The Visible Kingdom of God (Universal) Chapter VII. The Kingdom of God (National) Chapter VIII. The ""Law"" Chapter IX. The Law as Personified in the Literature Chapter X. The Torah in Its Aspect of Law (Mizwoth) Chapter XI. The Joy of the Law Chapter XII. The Zachuth of the Fathers: Imputed Righteousness and Imputed Sin Chapter XIII. The Law of Holiness and the Law of Goodness Chapter XIV. Sin as Rebellion Chapter XV. The Evil Yezer: The Source of Rebellion Chapter XVI. Man's Victory by the Grace of God, Over the Evil Yezer Created by God Chapter XVII. Forgiveness and Reconciliation with God Chapter XVIII. Repentance: Means of Reconciliation Additions and Corrections List of Abbreviations and Books Not Quoted with Full Title Index

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Neil Gillman, rabbi and PhD, is professor of Jewish philosophy at The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, where he has served as chair of the Department of Jewish Philosophy and dean of the Rabbinical School. He is author of Believing and Its Tensions: A Personal Conversation about God, Torah, Suffering and Death in Jewish Thought; The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a Publishers Weekly ""Best Book of the Year""; The Way Into Encountering God in Judaism; The Jewish Approach to God: A Brief Introduction for Christians; Traces of God: Seeing God in Torah, History and Everyday Life (all Jewish Lights) and Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew, winner of the National Jewish Book Award.

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