[major concepts of the Talmud] Schechter, S. (Solomon) 1847-1915 creator text bibliography nyu New York Schocken Books 1961 1st Schocken paperback ed. monographic eng

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xxvi, 384 p. ; 21 cm. Contents: God and the world -- God and Israel -- Election of Israel -- The kingdom of God (invisible) -- The visible kingdom (universal) -- The kingdom of God (national) -- The "law" -- The law as personified in the literature -- The Torah in its aspect of law (Mizwoth) -- The joy of the law -- The Zachuth of the fathers; imputed righteousness and imputed sin ; The law of holiness and the law of goodness ; Sin as rebellion ; The evil Yezer : the source of rebellion ; Man's victory by the grace of God, over the evil Yezer created by God ; Forgiveness and reconciliation with God ; Repentance : means of reconciliation. by Solomon Schechter ; [introd. to new ed. by Louis Finkelstein]. First published in 1909 under title: Some aspects of rabbinic theology. Includes bibliographical references. Judaism Doctrines BM600 .S3 1961 61014919 DLC 811005 20151117163731.0 7495927