Justice for All

How the Jewish Bible Revolutionized Ethics

Jeremiah Unterman

• Publisher: The Jewish Publication Society
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9780827613263
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Jewish Theology

Justice for All demonstrates that the Jewish Bible, by radically changing the course of ethical thought, came to exercise enormous influence on Jewish thought and law andalso laid the basis for Christian ethics and the broader development of modern Western civilization. Jeremiah Unterman shows us persuasively that the ethics of the Jewish Bible representa significant moral advance over Ancient Near East cultures. Moreover, he elucidates how the Bible's unique conception of ethical monotheism, innovative understanding of covenantal law, and revolutionary messages from the prophets form the foundation of many Western civilization ideals. Justice for All connects these timeless biblical texts to the persistent themes of our times: immigration policy, forgiveness and reconciliation, care for the less privileged, and attaining hope for the future despite destruction and exile in this world.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Epigraph
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. The Jewish Bible’s Unique Understanding of God
• 2. The Revelation at Sinai
• 3. Providing for the Disadvantaged
• 4. The Primacy of Morality over Ritual
• 5. The Requirement of “Return”
• 6. The Establishment of Hope
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Subject Index
• List of Hebrew Bible Passages
• About Jeremiah Unterman
• Series List