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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814772503321

Autore

Eisen Robert <1960->

Titolo

Gersonides on providence, covenant, and the chosen people : a study in medieval Jewish philosophy and biblical commentary / / by Robert Eisen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c1995

ISBN

1-4384-0191-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in Jewish philosophy

Disciplina

296.3/11

Soggetti

Jews - Election, Doctrine of

Jewish philosophy

Philosophy, Medieval

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-252) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Half Title Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Content""; ""Introduction""; ""The Philosophical Background""; ""The Covenant with Abraham""; ""From the Slavery in Egypt to the Conquest of Canaan""; ""The Covenant at Sinai""; ""The Torah and Esoteric Discourse""; ""From the Conquest of Canaan to the Present Exile""; ""The Messianic Era""; ""The Language of Providence in Gersonides' Biblical Commentaries""; ""Back Matter""; ""Conclusions""

""GERSONIDES ON JEWISH CHOSENNESS: ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT""""THE PLACE OF THE BIBLICAL COMMENT ARIES IN GERSONIDES' PHILOSOPHY""; ""Appendix""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

This is a careful examination of the doctrine of Jewish chosenness in the light of Gersonides's thought on providential suffering and on inherited providence. Gersonides is one of the most interesting and important philosophers of the later Jewish Middle Ages.