The Political Culture of Judaism
Publisher: Praeger Paperback
Published: August 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780275974299
Subjects: Jewish studies; Judaism; Political ideologies; Political science & theory; Religion - Judaism; Religion; Ethnic Studies - General; History & Theory - General; Judaism - Theology; Political Science / History & Theory; Judaism - General; Jewish ethics; Judaism and politics
First sentence: A contemporary scholar, Michael Fishbane, has described Judaism as "the religious expression of the Jewish people based upon a Torah believed given them by God and on the teachings of this Torah as elaborated by trained sages for the sake of sanctifying human behavior and guiding nearness to God."