"Konvitz, Milton R. (ed.)" <br/><br/>
Judaism and human rights / edited by Milton R .Konvitz 

 - 2nd ed. 
 - London  Transaction  2001 
 - 427p. 
<br/><br/> Areligion or a culture like Judaism, at least three thousand years old, cannot be expected to be all of one piece, homogeneous, self-contained, consistent, a neatly constructed system of ideas. If Judaism were that, it would have died centuries ago and would be a subject of interest only to the historian and archaeologist. Judaism has been a living force precisely because it is a teeming, thundering, and clamoring phenomenon, full of contrary tendencies and inconsistencies. Although there are no words or phrases in Hebrew Scriptures for "human rights," "conscience," or "due process of law," the ideals and values which these concepts represent were inherent in the earliest Jewish texts.This volume begins with four essays on the concept of man's being born "free and equal," in the image of God. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780765808578 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Judaism
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>296.382 JUD 2nd ed.