The Bible is full of law. Yet too often; Christians either pick and choose verses out of context to bolster existing positions; or assume that any moral judgment the Bible expresses should become the law of the land. Law and the Bible asks: What inspired light does the Bible shed on Christians’ participation in contemporary legal systems? It concludes that more often than not the Bible overturns our faulty assumptions and skewed commitments rather than bolsters them. In the process; God gives us greater insight into what all of life; including law; should be. Each chapter is cowritten by a legal professional and a theologian; and focuses on a key aspect of the biblical witness concerning civil or positive law--that is; law that human societies create to order their communities; implementing and enforcing it through civil government. A foundational text for legal professionals; law and prelaw students; and all who want to think in a faithfully Christian way about law and their relationship to it.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Fun bookBy booksalotThis is a fun book with lots of info. I don't find it as useful as the first two; but I'm glad I have it.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. I'd go higher; but a lot is out of date. This needs updating.By Eric OppenThe three _Jewish Catalogs_ are; between them; a _Whole Earth Catalog_ for Jews who want to get more involved with their religion. Unfortunately; they were published a while ago and haven't been updated. An updated; consolidated version would be a very useful reference and tool.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. THE THIRD AND FINAL VOLUME OF A VERY HELPFUL AND INFORMATIVE SETBy Steven H ProppThe Editors state in the foreword to this book; "Before you; friends and readers; lies the end product of a process that began over seven years ago with the publication of The First Jewish Catalog: A Do-It-Yourself Kit (1973)... (which) attempted to make accessible to Jews with a variety of backgrounds the richness of Jewish tradition; ritual; and custom... The Second Jewish Catalog: Sources and Resources (1975) continued this approach; advancing the discussion of Jewish practices and concepts; seeking always to make them part of modern Jewish life... 'The Third Jewish Catalog;' then; subtitled 'Creating Community;' grapples with the question of ... the people Israel and its responsibility to itself and the world. Thus; there is less ritual and more 'issues;' less 'how-to' and more pointers and signposts indicating the Jewish way for ethical living."The book is subdivided into topics of "Justice;" "Community;" "Routes;" "Dispersion;" "Exile;" "Surroundings;" and "Israel." Here are some quotations from the book:"In recent years Jewish federations have drawn a variety of adverse comments... The cultural criticism has been voiced by rabbis; Jewish educators; and organized Orthodoxy... this group makes two major charges: 1. Far too much of the federation allocations are made to hospitals; Y's; and recreational facilitites of low Jewish identification content. 2. Far too little of the federations' monies are allocated to Jewish education; Jewish cultural life; the arts; and scholarship." (Pg. 36-37)"One of the issues that different groups and individuals have struggled with is the priority of Jewish issues over non-Jewish ones... There is a natural pull to Jewish concerns... Yet should we concern ourselves only with ourselves---even in a broad sense? Does a non-Jew who is starving to death have a greater claim on us than a Soviet Jew seeking to leave Russia?" (Pg. 49)"Although historically the Jewish community has gone out of its way to reject intermarried couples ... I believe that the time for this 'luxury' has passed. Practicality alone ... should teach us... It is no longer in our own best interest to ignore the intermarried couple. The erosion has gone too deep." (Pg. 258)"The truth is that Israel's influence on us is much stronger than we realize; but that is only becasue we want it that way." (PG. 337-338)
