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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David Novak |
| ISBN: | 0691026807 9780691026800 9780691144375 0691144370 |
| OCLC Number: | 41445749 |
| Description: | xii, 240 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- God and human persons -- Human persons and God -- God and covenanted community -- Covenanted community and God -- Between human persons -- Covenanted community and human persons -- Human persons and covenanted community. |
| Series Title: | New forum books. |
| Responsibility: | David Novak. |
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Abstract:
Features an attempt to bring insights from Jewish political tradition into political and legal debates about rights. This book presents a theory of rights founded on the covenant between God and the Jewish people as that covenant is constituted by Scripture and rabbinic tradition. It is intended as a contribution to religious and political theory.
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