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During the Middle Ages, Jews were members of a semi-independent polity within a larger polity.

~David Novak

Topics: Ages Jews Larger Members Middle Middle Ages Were Within

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The slogan 'Never Again!' that emerged after the Holocaust implies that the Holocaust has a universal moral meaning, which, if properly learned, can provide at least a theoretical prophylactic against its repetition against anyone.

~David Novak

Topics: After Again Against Anyone Emerged Holocaust Implies Learned Least Meaning Moral Never Properly Provide Repetition Slogan Theoretical Universal Which

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For those who have envisioned the State of Israel to be a democracy, which although primarily a Jewish polity for Jews is one in which non-Jews can become citizens and enjoy equal civil rights with the Jewish majority, the question of natural law is the question of human rights.

~David Novak

Topics: Although Become Citizens Civil Civil Rights Democracy Enjoy Envisioned Equal Human Human Rights Israel Jewish Jews Law Majority Natural Primarily Question Rights State Those Which Who

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It has always been inevitable that, living as a small minority among a Christian majority, some Jews would convert to Christianity.

~David Novak

Topics: Always Among Been Christian Christianity Convert Inevitable Jews Living Majority Minority Small Some Would

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Unlike the issue of messiahhood, which arose when Jews and Christians were members of the same religio-political community and spoke the same conceptual language, the issues of the incarnation and the Trinity divide people who are no longer members of the same community and who no longer speak the same language.

~David Novak

Topics: Christians Community Conceptual Divide Incarnation Issue Issues Jews Language Longer Members People Same Speak Spoke Trinity Unlike Were Which Who

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Jewish status is defined by the divine election of Israel and his descendants. One does not become a Jew by one's own volition.

~David Novak

Topics: Become Defined Descendants Divine Does Election His Israel Jew Jewish Own Status

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The relation between Judaism, Zionism, and Messianism is one that is often hard for Jews to get straight. Needless to say, it is even harder for non-Jews.

~David Novak

Topics: Between Even Get Hard Harder Jews Judaism Needless Often Relation Say Straight Zionism

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The religious doctrine of traditional Judaism entails the acceptance of the nationhood of the Jewish people and the everlasting sanctity of the Land of Israel for them.

~David Novak

Topics: Acceptance Doctrine Entails Everlasting Israel Jewish Jewish People Judaism Land People Religious Sanctity Them Traditional

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It was in the early 1960s that my late revered teacher, Professor Abraham Joshua Heschel, became the first major Jewish theologian in America to enter into dialogue with Christian theologians on a high theological level.

~David Novak

Topics: Abraham America Became Christian Dialogue Early Enter First High Jewish Late Level Major Professor Revered Teacher Theologian Theologians Theological 1960S

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Theological reflection takes place within history, but the history within which it takes place is an ongoing, open-ended process.

~David Novak

Topics: History Ongoing Open-Ended Place Process Reflection Takes Theological Which Within

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Theologian

Born: Unknown

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