David Novak is Professor of the Study of Religion and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the author of several books, the most recent being The Jewish Social Contract: A Essay in Political Theology (2005), Talking with Christians: Musings of a Jewish Theologian (2005), and Covenantal Rights: A Study in Jewish Political Theory (2000).

'Novak demonstrates an intimate acquaintance with Jewish law and philosophy in this work of impressive scholarship. Little changed from the first edition, this second edition includes helpful chapter summaries and a lucid afterword by Matthew LaGrone . . . Novak's account of the myriad ways that Jewish texts and thinkers have thought about "Others"—especially Christians and Muslims—provides historical and philosophical context for contemporary discussions of topics ranging from human rights to interreligious dialogue. Recommended.' S. Gowler, Choice

• Preface AcknowledgementsChapter Summaries by MATTHEW LAGRONE1 The Origins of the Noahide Laws 2 The Law of Adjudication 3 The Law of Blasphemy 4 The Law of Idolatry 5 The Law of Homicide 6 The Law of Sexual Relations 7 The Law of Robbery 8 The Law of the Torn Limb 9 Aggadic Speculation 10 Maimonides’ Theory of Noahide Law 11 Albo’s Theory of Noahide Law 12 Late Medieval Developments 13 Moses Mendelssohn and his School 14 Hermann Cohen and the Jewish Neo-Kantians 15 ConclusionAfterword by MATTHEW LAGRONEList of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index

David Novak is Professor of the Study of Religion and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the author of several books, the most recent being The Jewish Social Contract: A Essay in Political Theology (2005), Talking with Christians: Musings of a Jewish Theologian (2005), and Covenantal Rights: A Study in Jewish Political Theory (2000).

'Novak demonstrates an intimate acquaintance with Jewish law and philosophy in this work of impressive scholarship. Little changed from the first edition, this second edition includes helpful chapter summaries and a lucid afterword by Matthew LaGrone . . . Novak's account of the myriad ways that Jewish texts and thinkers have thought about "Others"—especially Christians and Muslims—provides historical and philosophical context for contemporary discussions of topics ranging from human rights to interreligious dialogue. Recommended.' S. Gowler, Choice

• Preface AcknowledgementsChapter Summaries by MATTHEW LAGRONE1 The Origins of the Noahide Laws 2 The Law of Adjudication 3 The Law of Blasphemy 4 The Law of Idolatry 5 The Law of Homicide 6 The Law of Sexual Relations 7 The Law of Robbery 8 The Law of the Torn Limb 9 Aggadic Speculation 10 Maimonides’ Theory of Noahide Law 11 Albo’s Theory of Noahide Law 12 Late Medieval Developments 13 Moses Mendelssohn and his School 14 Hermann Cohen and the Jewish Neo-Kantians 15 ConclusionAfterword by MATTHEW LAGRONEList of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index

David Novak is Professor of the Study of Religion and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the author of several books, the most recent being The Jewish Social Contract: A Essay in Political Theology (2005), Talking with Christians: Musings of a Jewish Theologian (2005), and Covenantal Rights: A Study in Jewish Political Theory (2000).

'Novak demonstrates an intimate acquaintance with Jewish law and philosophy in this work of impressive scholarship. Little changed from the first edition, this second edition includes helpful chapter summaries and a lucid afterword by Matthew LaGrone . . . Novak's account of the myriad ways that Jewish texts and thinkers have thought about "Others"—especially Christians and Muslims—provides historical and philosophical context for contemporary discussions of topics ranging from human rights to interreligious dialogue. Recommended.' S. Gowler, Choice

• Preface AcknowledgementsChapter Summaries by MATTHEW LAGRONE1 The Origins of the Noahide Laws 2 The Law of Adjudication 3 The Law of Blasphemy 4 The Law of Idolatry 5 The Law of Homicide 6 The Law of Sexual Relations 7 The Law of Robbery 8 The Law of the Torn Limb 9 Aggadic Speculation 10 Maimonides’ Theory of Noahide Law 11 Albo’s Theory of Noahide Law 12 Late Medieval Developments 13 Moses Mendelssohn and his School 14 Hermann Cohen and the Jewish Neo-Kantians 15 ConclusionAfterword by MATTHEW LAGRONEList of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index