Throughout the long history of Judaism, many individuals and groups have sought to wield authority on the basis of unique religious, social, familial, military, or political claims. Moving historically from the biblical period to the modern-day State of Israel, Authority and Dissent in Jewish Life discusses a range of those claims to authority from within the Jewish community itself. There is n…
Identitas Yahudi merupakan isu yang selalu menjadi perhatian, karena orang Yahudi berusaha mendefinisikan ciri-ciri utama dan status mereka yang “termasuk”, sambil pada saat yang sama membedakan antara individu dan kelompok di “dalam” dan mereka yang di “luar”. Dari berbagai perspektif, baik akademis maupun keagamaan, terdapat minat yang intens di kalangan komentator Yahudi dan non-…
Jewish identity is a perennial concern, as Jews seek to define the major features and status of those who “belong,” while at the same time draw distinctions between individuals and groups on the “inside” and those on the “outside.” From a variety of perspectives, scholarly as well as confessional, there is intense interest among non-Jewish and Jewish commentators alike in the basic …