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Is There a Jewish Philosophy? : Rethinking Fundamentals.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization SeriesPublisher: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 1999Copyright date: ©1999Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (220 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781909821736
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Is There a Jewish Philosophy?DDC classification:
  • 181/.06
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Publisher's Note -- Foreword -- Note -- 1: Is there a Jewish Philosophy? -- 2: lmitatio Dei and the Idea of Holiness -- 3: Jewish Thought as a Factor in Civilization -- 4: The Significance of Biblical Prophecy for Our Time -- 5: Some Reflections on the Interpretation of Scripture -- 6: Baruch Spinoza His Religious Importance for the Jew of Today -- 7: Judaism: The Elements -- 8: Authority, Religion, and Law -- 9: Moralization and Demoralization in Jewish Ethics -- 10: Mysticism, Thick and Thin -- 11: Back To, Forward From, Ahad Ha'am? -- 12: Maimonides -- Bibliography of the Writings of Leon Roth -- Index.
Summary: Elegantly written essays provide an engaging, thought-provoking discussion of the fundamentals of Judaism, in which the application of Jewish ethical principles shines through.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Publisher's Note -- Foreword -- Note -- 1: Is there a Jewish Philosophy? -- 2: lmitatio Dei and the Idea of Holiness -- 3: Jewish Thought as a Factor in Civilization -- 4: The Significance of Biblical Prophecy for Our Time -- 5: Some Reflections on the Interpretation of Scripture -- 6: Baruch Spinoza His Religious Importance for the Jew of Today -- 7: Judaism: The Elements -- 8: Authority, Religion, and Law -- 9: Moralization and Demoralization in Jewish Ethics -- 10: Mysticism, Thick and Thin -- 11: Back To, Forward From, Ahad Ha'am? -- 12: Maimonides -- Bibliography of the Writings of Leon Roth -- Index.

Elegantly written essays provide an engaging, thought-provoking discussion of the fundamentals of Judaism, in which the application of Jewish ethical principles shines through.

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