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• W310372275 abstract "One should accept the truth from whatever source it proceeds Maimonides (see Weiss 1975, and Hertz 1945). While some hold the opinion that a sage in ancient Israel required the mental acumen of a genius, exemplified by the uncanny ability to prove swine kosher in one hundred different ways, no such ability is required to prove that Love your as yourself (Leviticus 19:18) means exactly what it says. John Hartung, published a fascinating and most convincing piece on what he considered a misunderstanding of the concept of Love Thy Neighbor in what he termed Judeo-Christianity. His challenging article appeared in a prominent magazine called Skeptic in 1995. Today, it is readily accessible on the internet. Perhaps Dr Hartung possesses the ability to prove pig kosher, when it is not. When reading his seemingly well-documented piece, I was both impressed and disappointed at the same time: impressed because he writes beautifully and convincingly, disappointed because he does not truly understand the sources he presents. His work is tendentious, probably influenced by the impressive list of scholars he cites in his author's note. It is my intention to demonstrate from primary biblical sources and later rabbinic sources, the actual meaning of the well-known biblical verse: You shall love your as yourself. It is important to understand the verse in the biblical context itself as well as how it was understood by the Rabbis of old and as it is understood by Jews today. The Torah--the Five Books of Moses--variously dated as to composition, has, traditionally speaking, been in the possession of the Jewish world for over three thousand years. It must, therefore, have some meaning. What did it mean to those who believed in it and cherished its message? Dr Hartung would have us believe that what he terms Judeo-Christianity, misrepresents Love your neighbor as an idea, universally applied to all people. He writes, In context, meant 'the children of thy people,' 'your countrymen'--in other words, fellow in-group members. Specific laws which follow from the love law can be better understood by keeping the in-group definition of in mind (Hartung 1995:87). He cites numerous other scriptural sources to demonstrate the in-group/out-group concept in the Bible. There is no doubt that biblical literature is replete with references to wars, especially in the conquest of the Promised Land of Canaan, following the Israelite Exodus from Egypt. Dr Hartung--in the name of other scholars--questions the factuality of the Israelite presence in Egypt. This is not the position taken by all expert scholars on the subject. Professor James K. Hoffmeier, a renowned archaeologist, biblical historian and Egyptologist, has written an in-depth source review, supporting the reality of the Israelite sojourn in Egypt (Hoffmeier 1997). While there are other areas of misunderstanding and misrepresentations found in the Hartung piece, it would be fruitless attempting to justify acts of cruelty recorded in the books of the Bible. These are troubling to all who read them. It is, however, gratifying to find a people and its literature that so openly shows itself, warts and all. Hartung cites Maimonides and other rabbinic sources, including the Mishna and Talmud in support of his thesis of Israelite in-group and out-group thinking. His sources are those that antisemites have cited throughout the ages to justify the persecution and killing of Jews. Any competent rabbinic authority knows that these quotations especially those found in Maimonides' Code in the twelfth century refer to a time in the distant future, known as the End of Days, when absolute, universal justice will apply to all humankind. These laws refer to an unspecified end time--a time beyond human experience. His Code is seen as a major component in the development of Jewish Law, but has never been universally accepted as the final word. …" @default.
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• W310372275 title "Love Thy Neighbor: Challenging the Notion of In-Group Morality in the Bible" @default.
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