Rabbi Dennis S. Ross

When a Lie Is Not a Sin: The Hebrew Bible's Framework for Deciding

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Is omitting the truth the same as lying? Why is lying OK when life is at stake? This provocative yet compassionate look at religion and truthfulness draws on the Hebrew Bible to address ethical decision making and distinctions surrounding common but complicated personal situations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9781580238588
• ISBN-10: 1580238580
• Artikelnr.: 44271976

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: The Examined Jewish Life
Introduction: Hiding in Plain Sight
Part I: Truth
1. The Hebrew Bible Is True
2. The Hebrew Bible and the Truth: Science, History, and Spirit
Part II: Little Lies
3. The White Lie
4. Embellishment
5. The Half-Truth
6. The Benevolent/Paternalistic Lie
7. Little Lies, Big Headaches
Part III: Big Lies
8. Lying to Protect Oneself: Part 1
9. Lying to Protect Oneself: Part 2
10. Lying to Get Ahead
11. Lying to Hurt Others
12. The Noble Truth and the Noble Lie
Part IV: The Framework
13. Instruments of Decision
14. Medical Ethics: Personal Decisions and Jewish Perspectives
15. A Rulebook for Living or a Framework for Deciding?
Epilogue: The Examined Jewish Life
Acknowledgments
Notes
For Further Reading