02931nam 2200625Ia 450 991081477250332120200520144314.01-4384-0191-4(CKB)2670000000233922(EBL)3408284(SSID)ssj0000607210(PQKBManifestationID)11411418(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000607210(PQKBWorkID)10582810(PQKB)10685856(OCoLC)794701304(MdBmJHUP)muse13930(Au-PeEL)EBL3408284(CaPaEBR)ebr10588834(OCoLC)923414246(MiAaPQ)EBC3408284(EXLCZ)99267000000023392219940301d1995 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGersonides on providence, covenant, and the chosen people a study in medieval Jewish philosophy and biblical commentary /by Robert EisenAlbany State University of New York Pressc19951 online resource (273 p.)SUNY series in Jewish philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.0-7914-2314-X 0-7914-2313-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-252) and index.""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""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.SUNY Series in Jewish PhilosophyJewsElection, Doctrine ofJewish philosophyPhilosophy, MedievalJewsElection, Doctrine of.Jewish philosophy.Philosophy, Medieval.296.3/11Eisen Robert1960-1597160MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814772503321Gersonides on providence, covenant, and the chosen people3918819UNINA