The genius of Judaism / Bernard-Henri Lévy ; translated by Steven B. Kennedy.

Publication | Library Call Number: BM565 .L4613 2017

Offers an exploration of what it means to be a Jew, rooted in the Talmudic tradition of argument and conflict.

Physical Description: xiv, 240 pages ; 25 cm
Contents: The glory of the Jews. The new guise of the oldest form of hate ; What should we do? What can we hope for? ; The strength of the Jews ; Jewish France ; How modern Judaism abolished the idea of revolution
The temptation of Nineveh. What does it mean to be a Chosen People? ; Thus spake Jonah ; The Ninevites of Ukraine and Libya ; The lesson of Nineveh ; Does God arrive as an idea or through faith?
Other Authors/Editors: Kennedy, Steven, 1952- translator.
ISBN: 9780812992724
0812992725
Notes: Includes index.

Translated from the French.

The glory of the Jews. The new guise of the oldest form of hate ; What should we do? What can we hope for? ; The strength of the Jews ; Jewish France ; How modern Judaism abolished the idea of revolution -- The temptation of Nineveh. What does it mean to be a Chosen People? ; Thus spake Jonah ; The Ninevites of Ukraine and Libya ; The lesson of Nineveh ; Does God arrive as an idea or through faith?
Subjects: Judaism--Philosophy.
Judaism--Customs and practices.
PHILOSOPHY / Religious.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights.
RELIGION / Judaism.
RELIGION / Judaism / General.
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