Zusatztext Firestone's book delivers a rich, neutral account of the historical texts and intellectual debates within Judaism. Informationen zum Autor Professor of Medieval Judaism and Islam and Founder and Co-director of the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion: author of JIHAD: The Origin of Holy War in Islam Klappentext Holy War in Judaism is the first book to consider how the concept of ''holy war'' disappeared from Jewish thought for almost 2000 years, only to reemerge with renewed vigor in modern times. Zusammenfassung Holy War in Judaism is the first book to consider how the concept of ''holy war'' disappeared from Jewish thought for almost 2000 years, only to reemerge with renewed vigor in modern times.

Autorentext
Professor of Medieval Judaism and Islam and Founder and Co-director of the Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion: author of JIHAD: The Origin of Holy War in Islam

Klappentext

Holy War in Judaism is the first book to consider how the concept of ''holy war'' disappeared from Jewish thought for almost 2000 years, only to reemerge with renewed vigor in modern times.

Inhalt

FOREWORD; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: THE ANCIENT JEWISH WORLD: HOLY WAR IN PRACTICE; CHAPTER 1: HOLY WAR IN THE BIBLE; CHAPTER 2: JEWISH HOLY WAR IN PRACTICE: EARLY SUCCESS; CHAPTER 3: HOLY WAR FAILS; PART TWO: THE WORLD OF THE RABBIS: HOLY WAR INTERRUPTED; CHAPTER 4: RABBINIC RESPONSES TO WAR'S FAILURE; CHAPTER 5: RABBINIC TYPOLOGY OF WAR; CHAPTER 6: WHO IS THE ENEMY?; CHAPTER 7: MAIMONIDES' COUNTING OF THE COMMANDMENTS; CHAPTER 8: NAHMANIDES' CRITIQUE, AND OTHER THINKERS; PART THREE: THE EMERGENCE OF JEWISH MODERNITY: HOLY WAR ON HOLD; CHAPTER 9: THE CRISIS OF MODERNITY AND JEWISH RESPONSES; CHAPTER 10: FROM PRACTICALITY TO A NEW MESSIANISM; CHAPTER 11: THE NEW JEW; CHAPTER 12: FROM HOLOCAUST TO HOLY WAR: ISRAEL'S WAR OF INDEPENDENCE; PART FOUR: THE JEWISH STATE: HOLY WAR REVIVED; CHAPTER 13: 1948 TO 1967: FROM DEFENSIVE WAR TO PREEMPTIVE WAR; CHAPTER 14: 1967 TO 1973: THE MIRACLE OF CONQUEST AND THE TEST OF YOM KIPPUR; CHAPTER 15: THE 1980S: HOLY WAR AND ITS EXCESSES; CONCLUSION: THE RESURRECTION OF HOLY WAR; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX