Halakhah in a Theological Perspective / David Novak.

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1985-2020
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Providence, RI : Brown Judaic Studies, 1985-2020.
Chico, California : Scholars Press, 1985-2020.

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xi, 174 pages ; pages cm.

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Contents

Can Halakhah Be Both Authoritative and Changing? -- The Conflict Between Halakhah and Ethics: The Case of Mamzerut -- Annulment in Lieu of Divorce in Jewish Law -- Divorce and Conversion: Is a Traditional-Liberal Modus Vivendi Possible? -- Women in the Rabbinate? -- Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the Perspective of Jewish Tradition -- Judaism and Contemporary Bioethics -- The Threat of Nuclear War: Jewish Perspectives -- The Logic of the Covenant: An Essay in Systematic Jewish Theology.

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Open access edition funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program.

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Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2020. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book])

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  • 9781951498610