THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION
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THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION A Guide for the Perplexed
Gary North
Institute for Christian Economics Tyler, Texas
Copyright e 1990 by Gary North I’jpesetting by Nhung Pham Nguyen Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data North, Gary. The JudeO-Christian tradition : a guide for the perplexed / Gary North. Pcm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-930464-28-1 (alk. paper) :$12.95 1. Judaism – Controversial literature. 2. Jewish law. 3. Religious plumlism – Controversial literature. 4. Missions to Jews. 5. Dominion theology. 6. Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. I. Thle. BM585.N67 1990 89-48350 231.7’6 – dc20 CIP
This book is dedicated to the memory of
Alfred Edersheim Orthodox Judaism’s loss was surely the Church’s gain.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction . . . . . . . . 1. Two Branches, One 2. Political Idolatry . .
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POINT 1: SOVEREIGNTY 3. The Sovereign Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
POINT 2: REPRESENTATION 4. Interpretation and Representation. . . . . . . . . . 47 5. A Separate People in Our Midst. . . . . . . . . . . 59
POINT 3: LAW 6. The Talmud: A Closed Book, Even When Open. . . 73 7. “You Have Heard It Said”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 8. Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, “Maimonides”. . . . . . 106
POINT 4: SANCTIONS 9. Undermining Justice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 POINT 5: CONTINUITY 10. The Isolation or Erosion of Orthodox Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX: On Evangelizing Jews. . . . . Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scripture Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subject Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Judaism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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