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The gate to perfection : the idea of peace in Jewish thought

Title
The gate to perfection : the idea of peace in Jewish thought / Walter Homolka, Albert H. Friedlander ; with a preface by Elie Wiesel.
Author
Homolka, Walter.
Publication
Providence : Berghahn Books, 1994.

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Additional Authors
Friedlander, Albert H.
Description
xv, 128 pages; 23 cm
Summary
The authors maintain that peace has always played an important role in Jewish thought, that in fact Judasim as a religion is characterized by the striving for peace. they examine sources, ranging from biblical text to modern philosophy.
Uniform Title
Von der Sintflut ins Paradies. English
Alternative Title
Von der Sintflut ins Paradies.
Subject
  • Peace > Religious aspects > Judaism
  • Vrede
  • Joden
  • Friede
  • Judentum
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-128).
Contents
Preface / Elie Wiesel -- I. The Concept of Peace in the Hebrew Bible -- 1. In the Pre-Exilic Period -- 2. The Exile and Post-Exilic Prophecy -- II. The Jewish-Hellenistic Symbiosis in the "Sefarim Chizoniim," in Philo and Josephus -- (Excursus: The Rise of Individualism) -- 1. The "Sefarim Chizoniim" -- 2. Philo and Josephus as Representatives of the Jewish-Hellenistic Symbiosis -- III. Views on Peace in Talmudic Times -- Mishnah, Talmud, Midrash -- (Excursus: Peace in Prayer) -- IV. Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Its Attitude toward Peace -- 1. Messianic Peace -- 2. Peace in the Here-and-Now -- 3. Peace as an Abstract Concept -- (Excursus: Kabbalah and Peace) -- V. The Concept of Peace in the Jewish Enlightenment and Emancipation -- 1. Hasidism -- 2. The "Wissenschaft des Judentums" -- VI. The Jewish Reformation -- (Excursus: Samson Raphael Hirsch, 1815-1889) -- 1. Leo Baeck (1873-1956) -- 2. Progressive Judaism Today -- VII. Jews, Judaism and the Concept of Peace in Our Time / Albert H. Friedlander -- Appendix: The 1993 Peace-Accord between Israel and the PLO (13 September 1993).
ISBN
  • 1571810188
  • 9781571810182
  • 082640782X
  • 9780826407825
LCCN
94022783
OCLC
  • ocm30892976
  • 30892976
  • SCSB-2037599
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library