Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents viii
3. Preface x
4. Acknowledgments xiv
5. Introduction 1
6. Part One. Ethics and Law
7. Chapter 1 Law, Virtue, and Supererogation in the Halakha: The Problem of Lifnim Mishurat Hadin Reconsidered 17
8. Chapter 2 Ethics as Law, Law as Religion: Reflections on the Problem of Law and Ethics in Judaism 45
9. Chapter 3 Covenant and Contract: A Framework for the Analysis of Jewish Ethics 63
10. Part Two. Ethics and Theology
11. Chapter 4 The Quality of Mercy: On the Duty to Forgive in the Judaic Tradition 83
12. Chapter 5 Jewish Theology and Bioethics 101
13. Chapter 6 Nature and Torah, Creation and Revelation: On the Possibility of a Natural Law in Judaism 117
14. Chapter 7 Religious Faith, Historical Relativism, and the Prospects for Modern Jewish Ethics 139
15. Part Three. Methodological Issues in Contemporary Jewish Ethics
16. Chapter 8 Woodchoppers and Respirators: The Problem of Interpretation in Contemporary Jewish Ethics 161
17. Chapter 9 Text and Tradition in Contemporary Jewish Bioethics 185
18. Chapter 10 Talking Ethics with Strangers: A View from Jewish Tradition 205
19. Conclusion: New Directions in the Study of the Ethics of Judaism 221
20. Notes 231
21. References 265
22. Index 279