Jewish Philosophy: An Historical Introduction

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A&C Black, 19 sept. 2006 - 352 pages
Jewish Philosophy: An Historical Introduction surveys the history of Jewish philosophy, from the formation of the Hebrew Scriptures to the present time. The author discusses the nature of God, the origin and end of the universe, and the moral value of humanity, all from the distinct perspective of Jewish intellectual history. The book is intended as a text for courses in Jewish philosophy, as well as for more general courses in religious thought, Judaism, and philosophy, but presupposes no prior background in these subjects. Each chapter concludes with sets of key terms and questions, as well as recommendations for further reading.
 

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self 2889 301
5
The Origins
11
The Hebrew Scriptures
13
the story of the Hebrew Scriptures
15
Key Events
27
What is the Bible and how was it created?
28
priests 68 72 75 856 989 102 126 220
29
Rashi Rabbi Shelomo Yizhaki
165
soul 168 195
168
The composition of The Guide of the Perplexed
177
species 32831
180
God and the Bible
184
Creation and revelation
194
Divine providence
206
The reasons for the Commandments
216

shamayim 53
33
The God of the Bible
41
The biblical conception of Torah
51
The conception of Israel as the Chosen People
61
The biblical view of God
70
Early Rabbinic Literature
79
from Alexander the Great to Muhammad
81
Psalms 30 126 310 31314
83
Pumpeditha
90
Major texts of rabbinic Judaism
98
The God of the early rabbis
108
The Torah of the early rabbis
117
Shavuot 31 53 82
120
The Jewish people of the early rabbis
126
The rabbinic view of ethics
132
Classical Jewish Philosophy
143
Jewish Philosophy before Maimonides
145
from the rise of Islam to the expulsion from Christian Spain
147
Rashba Rabbi Solomon Ben Adret
153
Major texts and themes of Jewish philosophy
159
The rationalism of Gersonides
225
The nonrationalism of Crescas
234
reality Wirklichkeit 236 285 2878 301
236
from Christian Spain to secular
245
The turning pointBaruch Spinoza
263
Cohen and Jewish idealism
276
Throne of Glory 101
286
religion of reason 227 269
291
God world and the human
297
Sabbatai Zevi 264 271
298
creation revelation and redemption
308
Schopenhauer Arthur
309
Jewish people Christian way
315
Figures
323
Jewish philosophy after Rosenzweig
324
27
333
Index
335
scribe 335
344
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Norbert M. Samuelson is the Harold and Jean Grossman Professor in Religious Studies at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. He is the author of six books and over 200 articles, and the co-editor of three collected volumes of essays.

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