how the Jewish Bible revolutionized ethics Unterman, Jeremiah creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. pau 2017 monographic eng 1 online resource. "Demonstrates how the Jewish Bible radically changed the course of ethical thought and as a result has had enormous influence on later Jewish thought and law, as well as on Christianity and the development of modern Western civilization"-- 1. The Jewish Bible's unique understanding of God: the ethical relationship of God to the world and humanity -- 2. The revelation at Sinai: ethical implications of the God-Israel relationship -- 3. Providing for the disadvantaged: the stranger, the poor, the widow, and the orphan (with a note on slavery) -- 4. The primacy of morality over ritual: a prophetic innovation -- 5. The requirement of "Return": the development of repentance from Torah to prophecy (with a note on theodicy) -- 6. The establishment of hope: the prophetic promise of redemption. Jeremiah Unterman. Includes bibliographical references and index. Criticism, interpretation, etc Ethics in the Bible Jewish ethics Biblical teaching RELIGION / Judaism / General RELIGION / Judaism / History BS1199.E8 296.3/6 Unterman, Jeremiah, author. Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society ; Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016] (DLC) 2016038361 9780827613263 0827613261 9780827613287 0827613288 2016039040 22573/ctt1kg5d2k JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1458178 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1458178 DLC 160823 20200709060530.0 ocn957265034 eng