Does God Prefer the Powerful? Reforming the King in Judah Halevi's Kuzari

The Kuzari is traditionally regarded as a work describing the process by which a pagan Khazar king faithfully converts to Judaism. This article offers a new interpretation, which views the King as a skeptical convert who represents an archetype of political leadership driven by the desire for power...

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Main Author: Green, Alexander 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck [2021]
In: Jewish studies quarterly
Year: 2021, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-20
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Plato
B medieval Jewish philosophy
B Republic
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