Author: Albert Edward Bailey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
History of the Hebrew Commonwealth
Author: Albert Edward Bailey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
History of the Hebrew Commonwealth
Author: Albert Edward Bailey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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History of the Jewish People
Author: Hersh Goldwurm
Publisher: Mesorah Publications
ISBN: 9780899064543
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
For the first time, Jewish history is presented according to authentic Jewish sources; well researched and clearly illustrated with photos, charts, and maps. Vol. I: The Second Temple Era: The era of the Second Commonwealth from the Destruction of the First Temple to the Destruction of the Second.
Publisher: Mesorah Publications
ISBN: 9780899064543
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
For the first time, Jewish history is presented according to authentic Jewish sources; well researched and clearly illustrated with photos, charts, and maps. Vol. I: The Second Temple Era: The era of the Second Commonwealth from the Destruction of the First Temple to the Destruction of the Second.
The Hebrew Republic
Author: Eric Nelson
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674050587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
According to a commonplace narrative, the rise of modern political thought in the West resulted from secularization—the exclusion of religious arguments from political discourse. But in this pathbreaking work, Eric Nelson argues that this familiar story is wrong. Instead, he contends, political thought in early-modern Europe became less, not more, secular with time, and it was the Christian encounter with Hebrew sources that provoked this radical transformation. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Christian scholars began to regard the Hebrew Bible as a political constitution designed by God for the children of Israel. Newly available rabbinic materials became authoritative guides to the institutions and practices of the perfect republic. This thinking resulted in a sweeping reorientation of political commitments. In the book’s central chapters, Nelson identifies three transformative claims introduced into European political theory by the Hebrew revival: the argument that republics are the only legitimate regimes; the idea that the state should coercively maintain an egalitarian distribution of property; and the belief that a godly republic would tolerate religious diversity. One major consequence of Nelson’s work is that the revolutionary politics of John Milton, James Harrington, and Thomas Hobbes appear in a brand-new light. Nelson demonstrates that central features of modern political thought emerged from an attempt to emulate a constitution designed by God. This paradox, a reminder that while we may live in a secular age, we owe our politics to an age of religious fervor, in turn illuminates fault lines in contemporary political discourse.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674050587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
According to a commonplace narrative, the rise of modern political thought in the West resulted from secularization—the exclusion of religious arguments from political discourse. But in this pathbreaking work, Eric Nelson argues that this familiar story is wrong. Instead, he contends, political thought in early-modern Europe became less, not more, secular with time, and it was the Christian encounter with Hebrew sources that provoked this radical transformation. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Christian scholars began to regard the Hebrew Bible as a political constitution designed by God for the children of Israel. Newly available rabbinic materials became authoritative guides to the institutions and practices of the perfect republic. This thinking resulted in a sweeping reorientation of political commitments. In the book’s central chapters, Nelson identifies three transformative claims introduced into European political theory by the Hebrew revival: the argument that republics are the only legitimate regimes; the idea that the state should coercively maintain an egalitarian distribution of property; and the belief that a godly republic would tolerate religious diversity. One major consequence of Nelson’s work is that the revolutionary politics of John Milton, James Harrington, and Thomas Hobbes appear in a brand-new light. Nelson demonstrates that central features of modern political thought emerged from an attempt to emulate a constitution designed by God. This paradox, a reminder that while we may live in a secular age, we owe our politics to an age of religious fervor, in turn illuminates fault lines in contemporary political discourse.
New Directions in the History of the Jews in the Polish Lands
Author: Antony Polonsky
Publisher: Jews of Poland
ISBN: 9788395237850
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
This volume is made up of essays first presented as papers at the conference held in May 2015 at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. It is divided into two sections. The first deals with museological questions--the voices of the curators, comments on the POLIN museum exhibitions and projects, and discussions on Jewish museums and education. The second examines the current state of the historiography of the Jews on the Polish lands from the first Jewish settlement to the present day. Making use of the leading scholars in the field from Poland, Eastern and Western Europe, North America, and Israel, the volume provides a definitive overview of the history and culture of one of the most important communities in the long history of the Jewish people.
Publisher: Jews of Poland
ISBN: 9788395237850
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
This volume is made up of essays first presented as papers at the conference held in May 2015 at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. It is divided into two sections. The first deals with museological questions--the voices of the curators, comments on the POLIN museum exhibitions and projects, and discussions on Jewish museums and education. The second examines the current state of the historiography of the Jews on the Polish lands from the first Jewish settlement to the present day. Making use of the leading scholars in the field from Poland, Eastern and Western Europe, North America, and Israel, the volume provides a definitive overview of the history and culture of one of the most important communities in the long history of the Jewish people.
The History of the Jews
Author: James A. Huie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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The Invention of Jewish Theocracy
Author: Alexander Kaye
Publisher:
ISBN: 0190922745
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
The Invention of Jewish Theocracy explains why the idea of halakhic state - a demand that Israel should be governed by the law of the Torah - emerged, what happened after it initially failed to take hold, and how it has regained popularity in recent decades, provoking a schism between secular politics and religious fundamentalism. The book engages with contemporary debates on global human rights, the role of religion in Middle East conflict, and the long-term consequences of European imperialism.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0190922745
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
The Invention of Jewish Theocracy explains why the idea of halakhic state - a demand that Israel should be governed by the law of the Torah - emerged, what happened after it initially failed to take hold, and how it has regained popularity in recent decades, provoking a schism between secular politics and religious fundamentalism. The book engages with contemporary debates on global human rights, the role of religion in Middle East conflict, and the long-term consequences of European imperialism.
The History of the Jews, from the Taking of Jerusalem by Titus to Thte Present Time
Author: James A. Huie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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The Lords' Jews
Author: Murray Jay Rosman
Publisher: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Rosman shows the influence of the Jews on economic, social, and political life in the Polish, Ukrainian, and Belorussian territories, and offers new perspectives on their relations with magnates. He draws on Polish, Hebrew, and Yiddish sources and literature to detail the socioeconomic development of early modern Europe's largest Jewish community.
Publisher: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Rosman shows the influence of the Jews on economic, social, and political life in the Polish, Ukrainian, and Belorussian territories, and offers new perspectives on their relations with magnates. He draws on Polish, Hebrew, and Yiddish sources and literature to detail the socioeconomic development of early modern Europe's largest Jewish community.
History of the Hebrew Commonwealth
Author: Johann Jahn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : de
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : de
Pages : 288
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