Revelation and the God of Israel

ISBN-13: 9780521812023 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 270 str.

Norbert M. Samuelson

Opis

Norbert M. Samuelson asks--what is the most reasonable possible conception of the doctrine of "revelation" found in the sources of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) in the light of modern challenges from academic studies of evolutionary psychology, analytic philosophy, and biblical history? The proposed answer is drawn from his extensive knowledge of western philosophy-- from ancient Greece to contemporary England and America and Jewish intellectual history from Maimonides to Buber and Rosenzweig. The book engages with the history of philosophy, religious thought and Judaism.

Recenzje

"[E]very serious student of modern Jewish thought will have to take his arguments seriously and wrestle with them in an appropriately sophisticated manner. This rare and valuable effort to do real Jewish philosophy can only be applauded. Highly recommended." Choice

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. The God of Revelation: 1. The God of Israel; 2. The God of the philosophers; 3. The God of the theologians; 4. Franz Rosenzweig; Part II. Is the God of Revelation Believable?: 5. The challenges of political ethics; 6. The challenges of modern science; 7. The challenges of modern philosophy; 8. Are the Hebrew scriptures revealed?; Conclusion.