
Published online:
31 October 2013
Published in print:
11 August 2003
Online ISBN:
9780300129298
Print ISBN:
9780300092936
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“The Kingdom of Heaven” and “the Kingdom of Flesh and Blood” “The Kingdom of Heaven” and “the Kingdom of Flesh and Blood”
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Ambivalence Toivard the Use of Force Ambivalence Toivard the Use of Force
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Acceptance of Exile Acceptance of Exile
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Chapter
1 Power, Freedom, and Political Independence in Jewish Thought
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19–28
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Published:August 2003
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Luz, Ehud, 'Power, Freedom, and Political Independence in Jewish Thought', in Michael Swirsky (ed.), Wrestling with an Angel: Power, Morality, and Jewish Identity (New Haven, CT , 2003; online edn, Yale Scholarship Online, 31 Oct. 2013), https://doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300092936.003.0002, accessed 6 May 2025.
Abstract
This chapter examines the concept of freedom, power, and political independence in Jewish thought. It explains that the primary meaning of liberty for late-first-century Jews was a political one and discusses the Jewish ambivalence towards the use of force. It also considers the claim that the Jews did not engage in warfare and were willing to accept exile and subjugation because they had no alternative. This chapter also cites the view of some writers that the traditional Jewish ethos is an obstacle to be overcome if a life of dignity and freedom, both personal and collective, is to be achieved.
Keywords:
freedom, power, political independence, Jewish thought, liberty, exile, force, Jewish ethos, dignity
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