Biblical Portraits of Exile: A Philosophical Reading

ISBN-13: 9780367881542 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 156 str.

Abi Doukhan

Opis

Exile constitutes one of the most central experiences in the Bible, notably in the book of Genesis. The question has rarely been asked however as to why exile plays such an important role in the lives of Biblical characters. Biblical Portraits of Exile proposes a philosophical reading largely inspired by the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas

Spis treści

Introduction

1 Eve: the undoing of a woman

2 Adam: the expulsion from Paradise

3 Cain: the exile east of Eden

4 Shem: the temptation of sedentarization

5 Abraham: the return to Eden

6 Rebekah: the journey of womanhood

7 Jacob: the exclusion from the birthright

8 Levi: the priestly calling of exile

Conclusion

O autorze

Abi Doukhan is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Queens College, New York City, and holds the Pearl and Nathan Halegua Family Initiative in Ethics and Tolerance Chair. She holds a Masters in philosophy from the Sorbonne and a PhD in philosophy from Nanterre University in Paris, France.