Past Imperatives: Studies in the History and Theory of Jewish Ethics (S U N Y Series in Jewish Philosophy) [Paperback]

Louis E. Newman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 13, 1998 | Series: S U N Y Series in Jewish Philosophy

Past Imperatives explores the nature and development of Jewish ethics by analyzing three important sets of issues: the relationship between Jewish law and ethics, the relationship between Jewish ethics and theology, and the problems and prospects for constructing a contemporary Jewish ethic. The penetrating and provocative essays are drawn from a number of fields, including legal theory, literary theory, and theory of religion. These studies illuminate many previously uninvestigated aspects of Jewish biomedical ethics, covenant theology, and textual interpretation in Judaism. By exploring these issues within the larger context of historical and theoretical work in religious studies, Past Imperatives moves beyond previous work in Jewish ethics, which has largely sought to offer moral guidance from a Jewish perspective. This volume boldly confronts the fact that Judaism encompasses many, sometimes contradictory, ethical perspectives and investigates their theological underpinnings, how they have developed, and how they differ from other moral and/or religious perspectives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 310 pages
• Publisher: State University of New York Press; First Edition edition (August 13, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791438686
• ISBN-13: 978-0791438688
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,713,569 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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