Heinemann The Reasons for the Commandments in Jewish Thought

From the Bible to the Renaissance
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-61811-100-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Heinemann, Isaac

Weitere Mitwirkende

Levin, Leonard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Reason for the Mitzvot. Author's Preface to First Edition (1942). Translator's Preface. 1. The Nature of Question. 2. The Biblical View. 3. The Views of the Rabbis. 4. The Views of the Hellenistic Jews. 5. Views of the Medieval Philosophers. 6. Saadia Gaon. 7. Bahya ben Joseph Ibn Pakudah. 8. Rabbi Judah Halevi. 9. Abraham Ibn Ezra. 10. Abraham Ibn Daud. 11. Maimonides. 12. Gersonides. 13. Hasdai Crescas. 14. Joseph Albo. 15. Don Isaac Abravanel. 16. Summary of the Medieval Thinkers. 17. Principal Conclusions. Abbreviations. Notes. Glossary. Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Levin, Leonard
Leonard Levin teaches Jewish philosophy at the Academy for Jewish Religion, Yonkers, NY.

Levin Leonard:
Leonard Levin teaches Jewish philosophy at the Academy for Jewish Religion, Yonkers, NY.Isaac Heinemann (1876-1957) was one of the leading Jewish humanists and scholars of the early 20th century. His career spanned the golden age of Jewish scholarship in central Europe and the rise of Jewish studies in modern Israel. He was a leading authority in Hellenistic and rabbinic studies, writing major studies of Philo of Alexandria and the rabbinic lore (Agada). Leonard Levin teaches Jewish philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York.