Joseph Albo on Free Choice

Exegetical Innovation in Medieval Jewish Philosophy
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-0-19-068442-6
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 514 g

Joseph Albo on Free Choice discovers unsuspected philosophical originality in the interpretations of biblical narrative found in Joseph Albo's Book of Principles, one of the most popular Hebrew works in the corpus of medieval Jewish philosophy. Several of Albo's exegetical analyses focus on free choice, which emerges as a conceptual scheme throughout his work. An exploration of Albo's innovative homiletical interpretations of the binding of Isaac, the hardening of Pharaoh's heart, the Book of Job, and God's choice of Israel, reveals his view of free choice which was significant during a historical period of religious coercion. Albo's sole surviving responsum dealing with the case of the qatlanit further demonstrates his philosophical position. In this new book, Shira Weiss shows that in the medieval era in which Albo lived, free choice was an important topic, subject to vehement debate that has continued to be contested in modern philosophy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weiss, Shira

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Chapter 1 Introduction

- Chapter 2 Medieval Conceptions of Free Choice

- Chapter 3 The Binding of Isaac

- Chapter 4 The Hardening of Pharaoh's Heart

- Chapter 5 The Book of Job

- Chapter 6 The Choice of Israel

- Chapter 7 Responsa

- Chapter 8 Conclusions

- Appendix

- Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Shira Weiss teaches medieval and modern Jewish philosophy at Yeshiva University. She is a fellow in Templeton's project on philosophic theology, as well as Templeton's Abrahamic Sci-Rel project. Her current research is on ethics in the Bible.