The Stranger Within Your Gates
Download or Read eBook The Stranger Within Your Gates PDF written by Gary G. Porton and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1994-11 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Gary G. Porton |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 1994-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 0226675866 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780226675862 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Stranger Within Your Gates by : Gary G. Porton
Book excerpt: The intellectual dilemma that converts posed to classical Jews played itself out in discussions of marriage, religious practice, inheritance of property, and much else: on the one hand, converts must be no different from native-born Israelites if the god of the Hebrew Bible is a universal deity; on the other hand, converts must be distinguishable from native-born members of the community if a divine covenant was made with Abraham's descendants.