A short history of Jewish ethics :
Mittleman, Alan.
A short history of Jewish ethics : conduct and character in the context of covenant / Alan L. Mittleman. - 1 online resource (viii, 211 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Ethics in the Axial Age; Moral Realism and Divine Command; Holiness, Goodness, and the Emulation of God; Agency, Free Will, and Responsibility; Hebraism and Hellenism; 2 Some Aspects of Rabbinic Ethics; Midrash: Virtuous Character and Conduct; Ethical Tractates: Moral Motivation; Talmud and Talion; 3 Medieval Philosophical Ethics; Theories of Virtue and Obligation; Saadya Gaon; Ba?ya ibn Pakuda; Maimonides; 4 Medieval Rabbinic and Kabbalistic Ethics; Moshe ben Na?man; Jonah Gerondi; Ba?ya ben Asher; Isaac Aboab.
AShort History of Jewish Ethics traces the development of Jewish moral concepts and ethical reflection from its Biblical roots to the present day.€ Offers an engaging and thoughtful account of Jewish ethics Brings together and discusses a broad range of historical sources covering two millennia of writings and conversationsCombines current scholarship with original insightsWritten by a major internationally recognized scholar of Jewish philosophy and ethics.
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Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Old Testament.
Jewish ethics--History.
Ethics in the Bible.
Ethics in rabbinical literature.
Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
Jewish philosophy--History.
Cabala--History.
RELIGION--Judaism--Theology.
Cabala.
Ethics in rabbinical literature.
Ethics in the Bible.
Jewish ethics.
Jewish philosophy.
Rabbinical literature.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
BJ1280 / .M58 2012eb
296.3/609
A short history of Jewish ethics : conduct and character in the context of covenant / Alan L. Mittleman. - 1 online resource (viii, 211 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Ethics in the Axial Age; Moral Realism and Divine Command; Holiness, Goodness, and the Emulation of God; Agency, Free Will, and Responsibility; Hebraism and Hellenism; 2 Some Aspects of Rabbinic Ethics; Midrash: Virtuous Character and Conduct; Ethical Tractates: Moral Motivation; Talmud and Talion; 3 Medieval Philosophical Ethics; Theories of Virtue and Obligation; Saadya Gaon; Ba?ya ibn Pakuda; Maimonides; 4 Medieval Rabbinic and Kabbalistic Ethics; Moshe ben Na?man; Jonah Gerondi; Ba?ya ben Asher; Isaac Aboab.
AShort History of Jewish Ethics traces the development of Jewish moral concepts and ethical reflection from its Biblical roots to the present day.€ Offers an engaging and thoughtful account of Jewish ethics Brings together and discusses a broad range of historical sources covering two millennia of writings and conversationsCombines current scholarship with original insightsWritten by a major internationally recognized scholar of Jewish philosophy and ethics.
9781444346589 144434658X 9781444346596 1444346598 9781444346619 144434661X 140518941X 9781405189415 1405189428 9781405189422
4BC64E9A-429F-4D82-8F84-ED474BCE1B7D OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Old Testament.
Jewish ethics--History.
Ethics in the Bible.
Ethics in rabbinical literature.
Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
Jewish philosophy--History.
Cabala--History.
RELIGION--Judaism--Theology.
Cabala.
Ethics in rabbinical literature.
Ethics in the Bible.
Jewish ethics.
Jewish philosophy.
Rabbinical literature.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
BJ1280 / .M58 2012eb
296.3/609