The Gate to Perfection: The Idea of Peace in Jewish Thought

by Walter Homolka and Albert H. Friedlander

Elie Wiesel (Preface)

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A timely book: as Israelis and Arabs are moving towards a settlement, this study offers a valuable historical dimension, from the Jewish point of view, to the main issue involved, i.e., the idea of peace. The authors maintain that peace has always played an important role in Jewish thought, that in fact Judaism as a religion is characterized by the striving for peace. They reach this conclusion after having examined a variety of sources, ranging from the biblical texts of Old Israel to the Talmudic tradition and Jewish Philosophy of Religion up until the twentieth century.

  • ISBN10 1571810188
  • ISBN13 9781571810182
  • Publish Date 17 November 1994 (first published 1 October 1994)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Berghahn Books, Incorporated