The Inclusion of the Other: A Comparative Analysis of the 'Other' as 'Neighbor' in Mosaic Law and New Testament Literature

Author

Toby CJ Long, Western Michigan University

Date of Defense

4-2000

Department

Comparative Religion

First Advisor

Dr. Rudolf Siebert

Second Advisor

Dr. Robert Hinkel

Third Advisor

Dr. Mark Richardson

Abstract

In the spirit of the Inter-University Center's course on, "The Future of Religion" I will examine "otherness" as defined and presented in traditional Jewish and Christian scriptures, with the hope of working toward a fuller understanding of mutual inclusion and reconciliation of the one and the other. On another level I hope to develop, in part, a theory admittedly bound to theology, but strictly committed to praxis. My emphasis in this inquiry is not the authority of Talmudic or Christian scriptures, but how what is written in each can shape lives and societies in ways that are both restorative and propitious.

Comments

Fourth Advisor: Dr. Dasha Nisula

Recommended Citation

Long, Toby CJ, "The Inclusion of the Other: A Comparative Analysis of the 'Other' as 'Neighbor' in Mosaic Law and New Testament Literature" (2000). Honors Theses. 1879.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/1879

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Honors Thesis-Campus Only