We Have Reason to Believe Fifth Edition

This book examines the basic beliefs of Judaism in light of modern thought. Its shape is traditional but not fundamentalist. This book, the main cause of the 'Jacobs Affair' in which the author's appointment to an Orthodox Rabbinic position was vetoed, su

A RETROSPECT OF THE 'JACOBS AFFAIR'

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BY LOUIS JACOBS

PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION

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BY WILLIAM FRANKEL, CBE

PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION

1

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I. INTRODUCTION

9

(4)

II WHAT IS MEANT BY GOD?

13

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III. THE PROOF OF GOD'S EXISTENCE

23

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IV IS RELIGIOUS FAITH AN ILLUSION?

33

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V. THE PROBLEM OF PAIN

44

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VI. THE TORAH AND MODERN CRITICISM

57

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VII. A SYNTHESIS OF THE TRADITIONAL AND CRITICAL VIEWS

70

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VIII. BIBLE DIFFICULTIES

82

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IX. THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF THE TORAH

93

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X. MIRACLES

106

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XI. THE AFTER-LIFE

113

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XII. THE CHOSEN PEOPLE IDEA AND THE ATTITUDE OF JUDAISM TOWARDS OTHER FAITHS

125

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Epilogue

138

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Bibliography

152

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We Have Reason to Believe Fifth Edition

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