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>The Essence and Value of Life
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Publisher:
Year:
1991
Catalog number :
45-591002
ISBN:
978-965-223-782-5
Pages:
214
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The Essence and Value of Life

A Symposium of the Department of Bible at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Synopsis

What is life? What is death? Is the death penalty legitimate still? How does suicide fit in with survival instincts?

Researchers representing the natural sciences, humanities, psychology, medicine and law, engage in fundamental questions concerning the nature of life and its value: Life and  death; Is there extraterrestrial life; What is the will to live and how to understand suicide; Is there a significance and reason to life ; Perception of life as a biblical faith and Jewish thought; The status of the embryo in ancient times and in our time; The problem of the death penalty in the reality of life in Israel today; Dealing with the Finality of life; And "life after life" according to the Bible.

Examining each of these aspects of the concept of 'life' continuously,  reveals both the complexity of the subject and the complexity of the human spirit needed for it.