The Hebrew Bible and philosophy of religion / / by Jaco Gericke

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961299303321
• Autore: Gericke Jaco
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Atlanta, : Society of Biblical Literature, c2012
• ISBN: 1-299-31698-0; 1-58983-708-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (513 p.)
• Collana: Resources for biblical study ; ; no. 70
• Disciplina: 221/.0601
• Soggetti: Philosophy and religion; God (Judaism); Jewish ethics - Philosophy
• 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 and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Part 1 -- 1. A Philosophical Approach to Ancient Israelite Religion -- 2. Philosophical Approaches to the Study of Religion -- 3. Philosophy of Religion and Hebrew Bible Interpretation: A Brief History of Interdisciplinary Relations -- 4. The Hebrew Bible in Philosophy of Religion -- 5. Descriptive Currents in Philosophy of Religion for Hebrew Bible Studies -- 6. Possible Analogies for a Philosophy of Ancient Israelite Religion -- 7. Philosophical Criticism as Biblical Criticism -- 8. Toward a Descriptive Philosophy of Ancient Israelite Religion -- Part 2 -- 9. The Nature of Religious Language in the Hebrew Bible -- 10. The Concept of Generic Godhood in the Hebrew Bible -- 11. Yhwh-A Philosophical Perspective -- 12. Natural A/theologies in Ancient Israel -- 13. Epistemologies in Ancient Israelite Religion -- 14. Religion and Morality in Ancient Israel -- 15. Summary and Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical References -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects.
• Sommario/riassunto: This study pioneers the use of philosophy of religion in the study of the Hebrew Bible. After identifying the need for a legitimate philosophical approach to Israelite religion, the volume traces the history of interdisciplinary relations and shows how descriptive varieties of philosophy of religion can aid the clarification of the Hebrew Bible s ; own metaphysical, epistemological, and moral assumptions. Two new interpretative methodologies are developed and subsequently applied through an introduction to what the biblical texts took for granted about the nature of religious language, the concept of deity, the properties of Yhwh, the existence of gods, religious epistemology, and the relation between religion and morality."