Human Rights in the Bible (An Exchange of Perspectives)
Jewish L. Rep. 66 (2006)
45 Pages Posted: 19 Nov 2014
Date Written: 2006
Abstract
The exchange in this article between Professor Chaim Povarsky and Professor Richard Klein on human rights in the Bible had its inception in a symposium sponsored by the Institute of Jewish Law at Touro Law Center. During that symposium Professors Povarsky and Klein expressed different views about human rights in the Bible, reflecting conflicting perspectives – the Jewish traditional perspective and a secular perspective. The essence of that debate, including additional thoughts expressed by the dialogists, is presented here.
It begins with an opening discourse on the biblical perspective by Professor Povarsky, followed by Professor Klein’s comparative analysis of the Jewish law and secular perspectives on human rights, followed by Professor Povarsky’s response.
Keywords: Human rights, bible, Jewish law, secular, international human rights, western culture, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, freedom of religion
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