The gate to perfection
Subtitle: the idea of peace in Jewish thought
By: Walter H. Homolka, Albert H. Friedlander ; with a preface by Elie Wiesel.
Contributors: Friedlander, Albert H.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Providence
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Peace -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
Description: A timely book: as Israelis and Arabs try to reach a settlement, this study offers a valuable historical dimension, from the Jewish point of view, to the main issue involved - the idea of peace. The authors maintain that peace has always played an important role in Jewish thought, that in fact Judaism as a religion is characterized by the striving for peace.

They reach this conclusion after examining a variety of sources, ranging from the biblical texts of Old Israel to the Talmudic tradition and Jewish philosophy of religion up until the twentieth century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-128).