Sect, Creed and Custom in Judaism
A Study in Jewish Nomology (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Sect, Creed and Custom in Judaism: A Study in Jewish Nomology<br><br>It is with truth as it is with trees. The part that stands in the ground is a solid unit - the truth; but the part which deals with the sun, and therefore has in it the principle of life, is forever branching and branching. . . . But does it injure the tree Does the fruit grow on the twigs, or on the solid part You know that it is found not on the unit, but on the diverging twigs. The power of the fruit lies in diversity and not in unity. In great basilar developments unity, in higher elements, ramification. - Beecher.<br><br>Their organic law containing elements of their polity, though given by God Himself, was yet required to be solemnly ratified by the whole people. This was done on Ebal and Gerizim and is perhaps the first, as it is certainly the grandest constitutional convention ever held among men.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.