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Jerusalem: Or on Religious Power and Judaism (Paperback)

by Moses Mendelssohn (Author), Allan Arkush (Translator), Alexander Altmann (Contributor)

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A translation of the famous 18th-century German treatise with introduction and detailed commentary.

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Text: English, German (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Paperback: 262 pages
Publisher: Brandeis; 1st edition (November 15, 1983)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0874512646
ISBN-13: 978-0874512649
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
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A Companion to the Philosophers (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy) by Robert L. Arrington on page 687

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By	M. Skala (Gatineau (Qc),Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It is a known fact that translations of the 18th-century German philosophers are often lacking, as it is difficult to express some pointedly precise German terms in any other language.
It was a most pleasant surprise to see, how careful the translator (Allan Arkush) has been, often quoting original German terms in brackets, which allows the reader to go into dictionaries and other literature for additional information.
Mendelssohn's opus magnum is not and should not be directed at Jews only. Anybody, who is concerned with the 21st-century problems of terrorism and religious fanaticism (be it Jewish, Catholic, Protestant of Muslim) should read and meditate it. The idea of separation between Church and State is explained better than in many more "modern" treaties.
Read "Jerusalem", think about it and you will never regret it.

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