In this probing and original lecture, Paul Mendes-Flohr examines classical and modern Jewish commentaries on the biblical commandment, ""Love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord"" (Leviticus 19:18). The lecture concludes by addressing a question that vexed commentators throughout the generations: Can love be commanded?
| ISBN: | 9780815631439 |
| Publication date: | 30th May 2007 |
| Author: | Paul R MendesFlohr |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 23 pages |
| Series: | B. G. Rudolph Lectures in Judaic Studies |
| Genres: |
Judaism |