The philosophy of the Bible as foundation of Jewish culture, Philosophy of biblical law - Shveid, Eliʿezer 1929-2022 (Academic Studies Press, 2008)
Includes index
The law of the kingdom of God -- Deuteronomy (the "second Torah") : the beginning of renewal of the written Torah as oral Torah -- The partnership of man and woman in the law of Moses and the prophets -- Universalism and particularism : openness to foreign cultures, and isolation from their influence
Like Spinoza in his Theological-Political Treatise, Schweid helps us grasp the potential for seeing radically new messages in this oldest of books, the Bible. The American Founding Fathers realized that the Bible offers strong support for the doctrine of popular sovereignty. Socially, it offers a message of egalitarianism, especially in the provisions of the Jubilee. It is hardly an accident that two modern political movements found mottos ready at hand from the 25th chapter of Leviticus: "Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof" (engraved on the Liberty Bell), and "The land shall not be sold in perpetuity" (motto of the Jewish National Fund). Schweid helps us to appreciate the broader message of the narrative of creation and settlement of the land in its ecumenical and planetary dimensions. --From publisiher's description