Understanding Yhwh: The Name of God in Biblical, Rabbinic, and Medieval Jewish Thought

ISBN-13: 9783030323110 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 304 str.

Hillel Ben-Sasson; Michelle Bubis

Spis treści

 

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Compassionate Presence: Hwh And The Measure Of Mercy   

Background       

Chapter 3: Omnipresence: Invoking The Divine Name Yhwh In Rabbinic Blessing 

Chapter 4: Personal And Non-Personal Divine Presence: The Name Yhwh In The Thought Of R. Abraham Ibn Ezra And R. Judah Halevi

Chapter 5: "Silence Is Praise To Thee”: The Name Yhwh In The Negative Theology Of Medieval Judaism   

Chapter 6: A Dynamic Linguistic Picture - The Name Yhwh In Sefer Ha-Bahir And In Early Provencal And Geronese Kabbalah            

O autorze

Hillel Ben-Sasson is a scholar of Jewish theology and political philosophy. His academic appointments include positions in Israel, Germany, and the United States.

Blurb

This book unlocks the Jewish theology of YHWH in three central stages of Jewish thought: the Hebrew bible, rabbinic literature, and medieval philosophy and mysticism. Providing a single conceptual key adapted from the philosophical debate on proper names, the book paints a dynamic picture of YHWH’s meanings over a spectrum of periods and genres, portraying an evolving interaction between two theological motivations: the wish to speak about God and the wish to speak to Him. Through this investigation, the book shows how Jews interpreted God's name in attempt to map the human-God relation, and to determine the measure of possibility for believers to realize a divine presence in their midst, through language.