The Gift of the Land and the Fate of the Canaanites in Jewish Thought

ISBN-13: 9780199959808 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 480 str.

Katell Berthelot; Joseph E. David; Marc Hirshman

Opis

This volume of essays presents a compelling and comprehensive analysis of the intriguing issue of the gift of the land of Israel and the fate of the Canaanites as presented in diverse biblical sources. Jewish thought has long grappled with the moral and theological implications and challenges of this issue. Innovative interpretive strategies and philosophical reflections were offered, modified, and sometimes rejected over the centuries. Leading contemporary scholars follow these threads of interpretation offered by Jewish thinkersfrom antiquity to modern times.

Recenzje

A comprehensive and deeply probing collection of essays by leading international scholars on the war against the Canaanites and its interpretations and influence on Jewish Thought and Western civilization. Excellent and Courageous Book.

O autorze

Katell Berthelot is Associate Professor at The National Center for Scientific Research, Aix-Marseille University. Joseph David is Senior Lecturer at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Sapir Academic College, Associate Faculty Member of Oriental Studies, The University of Oxford, and Research Fellow at the Minerva Humanities Center, TAU, and The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute. Marc Hirshman is Mandel Professor of Jewish Education at The Melton Centre for Jewish Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Director of the Institute for Research on the Land of Israel, Yad Izhak Ben Zvi.